minimise

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minimise

verb minimises · minimising · minimised

UK, nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of minimize A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water su

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Closest in meaning: trivialise, ameliorate, limit, reducing, minimisation, reduction, minimization, minimal, confine, minimum, restrict, shorten, ease, mitigating, narrow, lighten

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@misc{minimise_2026,
  title = {minimise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minimise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}