minimize.
To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
Meaning & usage
To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
We have to minimize the budget.
Try to minimize your biases.
To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.
The insurance adjuster tried to minimize the extent of the damage to lessen the company's exposure to liability.
To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.
To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.
To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.
to minimize someone's feelings
Where this word comes from
From Latin minimus + -ize.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.