Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
minimize \min"i*mize\ (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {minimized} (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{minimizing} (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]*z[i^]ng).]
1. To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to
reduce to a minimum. --Bentham.
[1913 Webster]
2. To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or
minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
minimize
v 1: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"
[syn: {minimize}, {minimise}] [ant: {maximise}, {maximize}]
2: represent as less significant or important [syn:
{understate}, {minimize}, {minimise}, {downplay}] [ant:
{amplify}, {exaggerate}, {hyperbolise}, {hyperbolize},
{magnify}, {overdraw}, {overstate}]
3: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his
influence" [syn: {minimize}, {belittle}, {denigrate},
{derogate}]
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