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minimize
min·i·mize M0316100 (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.
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min′i·mi·za′tion (-mĭ-zā′shən) n.min′i·miz′er n.minimize (ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz) or minimisevb (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 nmin•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. minimize - Means to reduce to an absolute minimum—not to play down or soften.See also related terms for reduce.minimizeA 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.minimize
Past participle: minimized
Gerund: minimizing
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| minimize | | minimize |
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| I minimize | | you minimize | | he/she/it minimizes | | we minimize | | you minimize | | they minimize |
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| I minimized | | you minimized | | he/she/it minimized | | we minimized | | you minimized | | they minimized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am minimizing | | you are minimizing | | he/she/it is minimizing | | we are minimizing | | you are minimizing | | they are minimizing |
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| I have minimized | | you have minimized | | he/she/it has minimized | | we have minimized | | you have minimized | | they have minimized |
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| I was minimizing | | you were minimizing | | he/she/it was minimizing | | we were minimizing | | you were minimizing | | they were minimizing |
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| I had minimized | | you had minimized | | he/she/it had minimized | | we had minimized | | you had minimized | | they had minimized |
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| I will minimize | | you will minimize | | he/she/it will minimize | | we will minimize | | you will minimize | | they will minimize |
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| I will have minimized | | you will have minimized | | he/she/it will have minimized | | we will have minimized | | you will have minimized | | they will have minimized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be minimizing | | you will be minimizing | | he/she/it will be minimizing | | we will be minimizing | | you will be minimizing | | they will be minimizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been minimizing | | you have been minimizing | | he/she/it has been minimizing | | we have been minimizing | | you have been minimizing | | they have been minimizing |
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| I will have been minimizing | | you will have been minimizing | | he/she/it will have been minimizing | | we will have been minimizing | | you will have been minimizing | | they will have been minimizing |
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| I had been minimizing | | you had been minimizing | | he/she/it had been minimizing | | we had been minimizing | | you had been minimizing | | they had been minimizing |
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| I would minimize | | you would minimize | | he/she/it would minimize | | we would minimize | | you would minimize | | they would minimize |
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| I would have minimized | | you would have minimized | | he/she/it would have minimized | | we would have minimized | | you would have minimized | | they would have minimized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | minimize - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"minimisehedge - minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"maximize, maximise - make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" | | 2. |  minimize - represent as less significant or importantdownplay, minimise, understateinform - 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"belittle, denigrate, derogatedisparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"talk down - belittle through talk |
minimizeverb1. reduce, decrease, shrink, diminish, prune, curtail, attenuate, downsize, miniaturize You can minimize these problems with sensible planning.
reduce increase, extend, expand, heighten, enlarge, magnify, augment2. 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 aboutminimizeverbTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, run down, slight, talk down.Idiom: make light of.Translationsminimum (ˈminiməm) adjective smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night. 最低的，最小的 最低的，最小的 noun – plurals ˈminimums, ~ˈminima (-mə) – the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level. Tickets will cost a minimum of $20. 最小數或量，最低程度 最小数ˈminimal adjective very small indeed. minimal expense. 最小的 最小的ˈminimize, ˈminimise verb1. to make as little as possible. to minimize the danger. 減至最少 使减到最少2. to cause to seem little or unimportant. He minimized the help he had received. 估計得最低，視為無物 把...估计得最低minimize
minimize[′min·ə‚mīz] (communications) Condition when normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced so messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency will not be delayed. (computer science) In a graphical user interface environment, to reduce a window to an icon that represents the application running in the window. minimizeA feature of a graphics-based operating system that hides the application currently on screen. To show the app is still open, an icon representing the program is placed on the Taskbar in Windows or the Dock in the Mac. Clicking the Taskbar or Dock icon restores the application to its previous size and location on screen. Contrast with maximize. See Win Minimize windows.
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| The underscore button (_) is the minimize button in Windows and Mac. Clicking it sends the application to the sidelines. |
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Synonyms for minimizeverb reduceSynonyms- reduce
- decrease
- shrink
- diminish
- prune
- curtail
- attenuate
- downsize
- miniaturize
Antonyms- increase
- extend
- expand
- heighten
- enlarge
- magnify
- augment
verb play downSynonyms- play down
- discount
- underestimate
- belittle
- disparage
- decry
- underrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- make light or little of
Antonyms- praise
- enhance
- elevate
- exalt
- vaunt
- boast about
Synonyms for minimizeverb to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportantSynonyms- belittle
- decry
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- discount
- disparage
- downgrade
- run down
- slight
- talk down
Synonyms for minimizeverb make small or insignificantSynonymsRelated Words- hedge
- minify
- decrease
- lessen
Antonymsverb represent as less significant or importantSynonyms- downplay
- minimise
- understate
Related Words- inform
- trivialise
- trivialize
verb cause to seem less seriousSynonyms- belittle
- denigrate
- derogate
Related Words- disparage
- belittle
- pick at
- talk down
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