Verb: minimize 'mi-nu,mIz
- Make small or insignificant
"Let's minimize the risk";
- minimise [Brit]
- Represent as less significant or important
"The company minimized the potential risks in their financial report";
- understate, minimise [Brit], downplay
- Make something or someone seem less important or worthy
"Don't minimize his influence";
- belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimise [Brit]
- (computing) cause a window to show on screen as a small icon (without closing the program)
"He minimized all open windows to clear his desktop";
- minimise [Brit]
Derived forms: minimized, minimizes, minimizing
Type of: belittle, decrease, disparage, inform, lessen, minify, pick at
Antonym: maximize
Encyclopedia: Minimize