transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪnɪmaɪz ]
( minimizes, minimizing, minimized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'minimise'
1.
If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level.
Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning.
≠ maximize
VERB : V n
2.
If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is.
Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors...
= play down
≠ maximize
VERB : V n
3.
If you minimize a window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it.
Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
≠ maximize
VERB : V n