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- Dictionarymin·i·mize/ˈminəˌmīz/
verb
- 1. reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree: "the aim is to minimize costs" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MINIMIZE is to reduce or keep to a minimum. How to use minimize in a sentence.
MINIMIZE definition: 1. to reduce something to the least possible level or amount: 2. to make something seem less…. Learn more.
verb. to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount. to minimize a risk. to rank or treat at less than the true worth; belittle. to minimize someone's achievements.
to reduce something to the smallest possible level or amount: We rented an office in the cheap part of town to minimize costs. You should spread your investments to minimize the risk of large losses. The airline is trying to minimize the impact of the strike on the public.
If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.
The verb minimize describes making something smaller or less serious. It typically refers to something negative that is being reduced, like when you eat at home instead of in restaurants to minimize expenses.
Definition of minimize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . minimize in a sentenceWe coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.
If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level. 2. If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
