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Minimize

//ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz// verb

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

    "We have to minimize the budget."

  2. 2
    make small or insignificant wordnet
  3. 3
    To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish. transitive

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

  4. 4
    represent as less significant or important wordnet
  5. 5
    To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption. transitive

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

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  1. 6
    cause to seem less serious; play down wordnet
  2. 7
    To treat (someone) in a slighting manner. transitive

    "[…] father who had never openly minimized him or anything he did […]"

  3. 8
    To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize. transitive

    "to minimize someone's feelings"

Etymology

From Latin minimus + -ize.

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