minimize

present (v1)

minimize

past (v2)

minimized

past participle (v3)

minimized

present participle

minimizing

3rd person singular

minimizes

1. 1.To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.

   • We have to minimize the budget.
   • For accurate stopping, the drive must incorporate means for minimizing inertia overdrift.
   • One way to minimize or mitigate the copycat effect is to deemphasize the perpetrator and deglorify the violence in real and fictional stories.

2. 2.To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.

   • The insurance adjuster tried to minimize the extent of the damage to lessen the company's exposure to liability.

3. 3.To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

   • I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.

4. 4.To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.

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