Minimize

//ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz//

Synonyms for "minimize" (120 found)

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Related words (60)

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Translations

59 translations across 25 languages.

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Armenian

3 entries
  • նվազագույնի հասցնել verb (to make small as possible)
  • նվազեցնել verb (to make small as possible)
  • նվազեցնել verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • затварям verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • минимизирам verb (to make small as possible)
  • намалявам verb (to make small as possible)

Catalan

2 entries
  • minimitzar verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimitzar verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 最小化 verb (to make small as possible)
  • 最小化 verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Czech

1 entries
  • minimalizovat verb (to make small as possible)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ahendama verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • minimaliseerima verb (to make small as possible)

Finnish

3 entries
  • minimoida verb (to make small as possible)
  • pienentää verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • vähätellä verb (to make small as possible)

French

2 entries
  • minimiser verb (to make small as possible)
  • réduire verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Galician

1 entries
  • minimizar verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

German

2 entries
  • minimieren verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimieren verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Greek

1 entries
  • ελαχιστοποιώ verb (to make small as possible)

Irish

2 entries
  • íoslaghdaigh verb (to make small as possible)
  • íosmhéadaigh verb (to make small as possible)

Italian

1 entries
  • minimizzare verb (to make small as possible)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 最小化する verb (to make small as possible)
  • 最小化する verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Korean

2 entries
  • 최소화(最小化)하다 verb (to make small as possible)
  • 최소화(最小化)하다 verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Latin

2 entries
  • abscondo verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • obscuro verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakamōkito verb (to make small as possible)
  • whakamōkito verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Polish

2 entries
  • minimalizować verb (to make small as possible)
  • zminimalizować verb (to make small as possible)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • minimizar verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimizar verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Russian

4 entries
  • минимизи́ровать verb (to make small as possible)
  • минимизи́ровать verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • сверну́ть verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • своди́ть к ми́нимуму verb (to make small as possible)

Spanish

3 entries
  • achicar verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimizar verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimizar verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Swedish

3 entries
  • dölja verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)
  • minimera verb (to make small as possible)
  • minimera verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Thai

2 entries
  • ย่อ verb (to make small as possible)
  • ย่อ verb ((computing) to cause a window to disappear)

Turkish

4 entries
  • asgarīye indirmek verb (to make small as possible)
  • azaltmak verb (to make small as possible)
  • cüceleştirmek verb (to make small as possible)
  • en aza indirgemek verb (to make small as possible)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • мінімізува́ти verb (to make small as possible)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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It may be impossible to get a completely error-free corpus due to the nature of this kind of collaborative effort. However, if we encourage members to contribute sentences in their own languages rather than experiment in languages they are learning, we might be able to minimize errors.

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A new initiative strives to minimize the number of accidents.

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I want to minimize the chances of another accident.

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I want to minimize the chances of another incident.

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