minimize

minimize or minimise (ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz)

—vb
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

minimise or minimise

—vb

minimi'zation or minimise

—n

minimi'sation or minimise

—n

'minimizer or minimise

—n

'minimiser or minimise

—n

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minimize

1802, first recorded in Bentham; see minimum + -ize.

Example sentences

Fourth, you need to insulate the tank to minimize heat loss.

He spaced plants close together to minimize weeds and planted vegetables and

flowers together to keep pollinators circulating.

Delta, as always, leads the pack in ways to minimize the benefits for its

travellers.

If the sky is harsh or uninteresting, put the horizon high to minimize it.

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"They [parents] can help the children work out schedules for homework, play, and television that minimize the conflicts involved in what to do first. They can offer moral support and encouragement to persist, to try again, to struggle for understanding and mastery. And they can share a child's pleasure in mastery and accomplishment. But they must not do the job for the children."

-Dorothy H. Cohen