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min·i·mize
(mĭn′ə-mīz′)tr.v. min·i·mized, min·i·miz·ing, min·i·miz·es
1. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
2. To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size: minimized the magnitude of the crisis.
[From minimum.]
min′i·mi·za′tion (-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
min′i·miz′er n.
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minimize
(ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz) orminimise
vb (tr)
1. to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount: to minimize a risk.
2. to rank or treat at less than the true worth; belittle: to minimize someone's achievements.
ˌminimiˈzation, ˌminimiˈsation n
ˈminiˌmizer, ˈminiˌmiser n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
min•i•mize
(ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz)v.t. -mized, -miz•ing.
1. to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
2. to represent at the lowest possible value or importance, esp. in a disparaging way; belittle.
[1795–1805]
min`i•mi•za′tion, n.
min′i•miz`er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
minimize
- Means to reduce to an absolute minimum—not to play down or soften.See also related terms for reduce.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
minimize
A condition wherein normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced in order that messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency shall not be delayed.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
minimize
Past participle: minimized
Gerund: minimizing
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| Verb | 1. | minimize - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" hedge - minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets" |
| 2. |  minimize - represent as less significant or importantinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" | |
| 3. | minimize - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" talk down - belittle through talk |
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minimize
verb
1. reduce, decrease, shrink, diminish, prune, curtail, attenuate, downsize, miniaturize You can minimize these problems with sensible planning.
reduce increase, extend, expand, heighten, enlarge, magnify, augment
reduce increase, extend, expand, heighten, enlarge, magnify, augment
2. play down, discount, underestimate, belittle, disparage, decry, underrate, deprecate, depreciate, make light or little of Some have minimized the importance of these factors.
play down praise, enhance, elevate, exalt, vaunt, boast about
play down praise, enhance, elevate, exalt, vaunt, boast about
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verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
bagatelizovatminimalizovatsnížit na minimum
minimerebagatellisere
ahendama
minimoida
minimizirati
a minimálisra csökkent
gera lítiî úrlágmarka
最小限度にする
최소화하다
znížiť na minimum
minimera
ทำให้เล็กลงที่สุด
azaltmaken aza indirgemekküçümsemek
giảm thiểu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
minimize
[ˈmɪnɪmaɪz] vt [+ risk, achievement] → minimiser
(COMPUTING) [+ window] → diminuerminim rest n (MUSIC) → demi-pause f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
minimize
vt
(= reduce) expenditure, time lost etc → auf ein Minimum reduzieren, minimieren (form); (Comput) window → minimieren, verkleinern
(= belittle, underestimate) → schlechtmachen, herabsetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
minimum
(ˈminiməm) adjective smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night.
noun – plurals ˈminimums, ~ˈminima (-mə) – the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level. Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.
ˈminimal adjective very small indeed. minimal expense.
ˈminimize, ˈminimise verb1. to make as little as possible. to minimize the danger.
2. to cause to seem little or unimportant. He minimized the help he had received.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
minimize
→ يُقَلِّلُ minimalizovat minimere minimieren ελαχιστοποιώ minimizar minimoida minimiser minimizirati minimizzare 最小限度にする 최소화하다 minimaliseren minimere pomniejszyć minimizar доводить до минимума minimera ทำให้เล็กลงที่สุด en aza indirgemek giảm thiểu 最小化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
minimize
v. aliviar, atenuar, mitigar; reducir al mínimo;
This pill is to ___ the pain → Esta pastilla es para ___ el dolor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
minimize
vt minimizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.