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min·i·mize
(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.
[From minimum.]
min′i·mi·za′tion (-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
min′i·miz′er n.
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minimize
(ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz) orminimise
vb (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 n
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min•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.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
minimize
- Means to reduce to an absolute minimum—not to play down or soften.See also related terms for reduce.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
minimize
A 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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
minimize
Past participle: minimized
Gerund: minimizing
| Imperative |
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| minimize |
| minimize |
| Present |
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| I minimize |
| you minimize |
| he/she/it minimizes |
| we minimize |
| you minimize |
| they minimize |
| Preterite |
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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 |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have minimized |
| you have minimized |
| he/she/it has minimized |
| we have minimized |
| you have minimized |
| they have minimized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was minimizing |
| you were minimizing |
| he/she/it was minimizing |
| we were minimizing |
| you were minimizing |
| they were minimizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had minimized |
| you had minimized |
| he/she/it had minimized |
| we had minimized |
| you had minimized |
| they had minimized |
| Future |
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| I will minimize |
| you will minimize |
| he/she/it will minimize |
| we will minimize |
| you will minimize |
| they will minimize |
| Future Perfect |
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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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Conditional |
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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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. minimize - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"
hedge - minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
2. [画像:minimize - represent as less significant or important]minimize - represent as less significant or important
inform - 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"
disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
talk down - belittle through talk
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minimize
verb
1. reduce, decrease, shrink, diminish, prune, curtail, attenuate, downsize, miniaturize You can minimize these problems with sensible planning.
reduce increase, extend, expand, heighten, enlarge, magnify, augment
reduce increase, extend, expand, heighten, enlarge, magnify, augment
2. 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 about
play down praise, enhance, elevate, exalt, vaunt, boast about
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minimize
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
bagatelizovatminimalizovatsnížit na minimum
minimerebagatellisere
ahendama
minimoida
minimizirati
a minimálisra csökkent
gera lítiî úrlágmarka
最小限度にする
최소화하다
znížiť na minimum
minimera
ทําให้เล็กลงที่สุด
azaltmak en aza indirgemek küçümsemek
giảm thiểu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
minimize
[ˈmɪnɪmaɪz] vt [+ risk, achievement] → minimiser
(COMPUTING) [+ window] → diminuer minim rest n (MUSIC) → demi-pause f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
minimize
vt
(= reduce) expenditure, time lost etc → auf ein Minimum reduzieren, minimieren (form); (Comput) window → minimieren, verkleinern
(= belittle, underestimate) → schlechtmachen, herabsetzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
minimum
(ˈminiməm) adjective smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night. minimum أدْنى حَد минимален mínimo minimální Mindest-... minimum- ελάχιστος mínimo minimaal- کمترین minimi- minimum מינימום, הקטן/הנמוך ביותר कम से कम minimalan minimális paling rendah lágmarks- minimo 最小限の 최소의 minimalus minimāls paling rendah minimum- minimums-, minste-, lav- minimalny ډير لږ mínimo minim минимальный minimálny minimalen minimalan lägsta, minsta, minimi- อย่างต่ํา en az 最低的,最小的 мінімальний سب سے کم tối thiểu 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ドル. minimum الحد الأدْنى минимум mínimo minimum das Minimum minimum το ελάχιστο, το μίνιμουμ mínimo alammäär کمترین مقدار vähimmäismäärä minimum הַקָטַן/הַנָמוּך בְּיוֹתֵר कम से कम minimum minimum paling sedikit lágmark minimo 最小限 최소의 양(수) minimumas minimums minimum minimum minst, minimum minimum ډير لږ څه mínimo minimum минимум minimum najmanj minimum minimum จํานวนน้อยที่สุด en az miktar, minimum 最小數或量,最低程度 мінімум کم از کم lượng cực tiểu 最小数
ˈminimal adjective very small indeed. minimal expense. minimaal أدْنى حَد миниатюрен mínimo minimální kleinst minimal; minimal- μηδαμινός mínimo minimaal- حداقل minimaalinen minime קָטַן מְאוֹד अल्प minimalan minimális paling kecil, minimal minnstur, lágmarks- minimo 最小の 최소량(수)의 labai menkas, minimalus ļoti mazs; minimāls paling kecil minimaal minimal, minste- minimalny حد اقل mínimo minim минимальный minimálny neznaten minimalan minimal น้อยที่สุด asgarî düzeyde, çok az 最小的 мінімальний بہت کم یا قلیل rất nhỏ 最小的
ˈminimize, ˈminimise verb1. to make as little as possible. to minimize the danger. minimaliseer, minimeer يُقَلِّل إلى أدْنى حَد минимизирам minimizar snížit na minimum verringern minimere ελαχιστοποιώ reducir al mínimo, minimizar minimeerima کم کردن minimoida réduire au minimum לְהַקְטִין न्यूनतम कर देना svesti na najmanje a minimálisra csökkent mengecilkan lágmarka minimizzare, ridurre al minimo 最小にする 최소화하다 (su)mažinti iki minimumo samazināt līdz minimumam mengecilkan zo klein mogelijk maken begrense/innskrenke/redusere til et minimum minimalizować كم كول minimizar a minimaliza, a reduce la minimum доводить до минимума znížiť na minimum zmanjšati na minimum minimalizovati minimera ทําให้เล็กลงที่สุด azaltmak 減至最少 доводити до мінімуму کم کرنا giảm thiểu 使减到最少
2. to cause to seem little or unimportant. He minimized the help he had received. minimaliseer, minimeer يُقَلِّل من أهَمِيَّة умаловажавам minimizar bagatelizovat bagatellisieren bagatellisere κάνω κτ. να φαίνεται ασήμαντο minimizar, quitar importancia ei tee suurt numbrit کم اهمیت نشان دادن vähätellä minimiser לְהַפחִית लघु समझना umanjiti lekicsinyel menyepelekan gera lítið úr minimizzare 軽視する 경시하다 (su)menkinti noniecināt mengurangkan bagatelliseren bagatellisere; undervurdere umniejszać بى ارزښته ښوول minimizar a minimaliza преуменьшать bagatelizovať podcenjevati umanjiti förringa, underskatta ทําให้มีค่าน้อยลง küçümsemek 估計得最低,視為無物 применшувати اہمیت کم کرنا đánh giá thấp 把...估计得最低
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minimize
→ يُقَلِّلُ minimalizovat minimere minimieren ελαχιστοποιώ minimizar minimoida minimiser minimizirati minimizzare 最小限度にする 최소화하다 minimaliseren minimere pomniejszyć minimizar доводить до минимума minimera ทําให้เล็กลงที่สุด en aza indirgemek giảm thiểu 最小化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
minimize
v. aliviar, atenuar, mitigar; reducir al mínimo;
This pill is to ___ the pain → Esta pastilla es para ___ el dolor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
minimize
vt minimizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.