minimize

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UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/ US /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/

verb 5

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, done, greasy

She tried to minimize the greasy stain on her new white shirt before it set in permanently.

VERB + MINIMIZE

cooking, costs, don't, hoping, need, overhauled, strives, takes

We need to minimize costs by switching to a cheaper supplier.

MINIMIZE + NOUN

appearance, chances, dirt, disturbance, effort, losses, number, particles

We tried to minimize the disturbance by keeping the noise down during renovations.

PREP.

in, out

The company tried to minimize out the environmental damage from the factory leak.

Definitions

verb

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

We have to minimize the budget.

Try to minimize your biases.

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.

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.

To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.

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

To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.

to minimize someone's feelings

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make small or insignificant

minimise

verb — represent as less significant or important

understate
minimise
downplay

verb — cause to seem less serious

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We have to minimize the budget.

Wiktionary

Try to minimize your biases.

Wiktionary

Terry, author of the indispensable Terry's Guide to Mexico, has a name for it – atrabiliousness. "The defect of many of the murals," he says, speaking of those in the orphan asylum, "is the facial atr

Wiktionary

A new initiative strives to minimize the number of accidents.

Tatoeba · #2278622

I want to minimize the chances of another accident.

Tatoeba · #2952573

I want to minimize the chances of another incident.

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