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minimize
- /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/ UK
- /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/ US
- /ˈmɪn.əˌmaɪz/ US
- /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/ Canada
- /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmɑɪz/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin minimus + -ize.
verb minimizes · minimizing · minimized · minimise
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To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
We have to minimize the budget.
Similar: besmall, smallify, abase, abate, belittle, bring down, embase, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish, foreshorten · Opposite: maximize
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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.
Similar: lessen, lower, reduce, abase, abate, belittle, besmall, bring down, embase, cut, decrease, decrement
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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.
Opposite: maximize
- To treat (someone) in a slighting manner. […] father who had never openly minimized him or anything he did […]
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To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.
to minimize someone's feelings
Similar: banalize, disparage, play down, bagatellize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate, dispraise
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: derogate, belittle, denigrate, understate, lessen, reduced, diminish, lessening, reduce, decrease, shrink, downgrade, downsize, lowering, attenuate, de-emphasize
Translations
Every language
verb to make small as possible
| Español | minimizar, achicar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최소화(最小化)하다 choesohwahada |
| 日本語 | 最小化する saishōka suru |
| 中文 | 最小化 zuìxiǎohuà |
| Português | minimizar |
| Français | minimiser |
| Deutsch | minimieren |
| Italiano | minimizzare |
| Ελληνικά | ελαχιστοποιώ elachistopoió |
| Русский | минимизи́ровать minimizírovatʹ, своди́ть к ми́нимуму svodítʹ k mínimumu |
verb (computing) to cause a window to disappear
| Español | minimizar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최소화(最小化)하다 choesohwahada |
| 日本語 | 最小化する saishōka suru |
| 中文 | 最小化 zuìxiǎohuà |
| Português | minimizar |
| Français | réduire |
| Deutsch | minimieren |
| Русский | свора́чивать svoráčivatʹ, сверну́ть svernútʹ, минимизи́ровать minimizírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "minimize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minimize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. minimize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minimize "minimize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minimize.Cite this
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title = {minimize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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