make small, reduce; reduce as much as possible; make less important; play down; (Computers) make a window smaller to the point that only an icon remains in its place (also minimise)
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Minimize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
minimize
\min"i*mize\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. minimized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. minimizimg (?).] to reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
minimize
v
1. make small or insignificant; "let's minimize the risk" [syn: minimise]
[ant: maximize, maximize]
2. represent as less significant or important [syn: understate, minimise]
[ant: overstate]
3. belittle; "don't belittle his influence" [syn: belittle, denigrate, derogate]
To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
Verb
1. make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"
(synonym) minimise
(antonym) maximize, maximise
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hedge
(derivation) minimization, minimisation
2. represent as less significant or important
(synonym) understate, minimise, downplay
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) trivialize, trivialise
(derivation) minimization, minimisation
3. belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"
(synonym) belittle, denigrate, derogate
(hypernym) disparage, belittle, pick at
(hyponym) talk down
(derivation) minimization, minimisation
Minimize Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
A condition wherein normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced in order that messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency shall not be delayed.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Minimize Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A condition wherein normal message and telephone traffic is drastically reduced in order that messages connected with an actual or simulated emergency shall not be delayed. [JP1]
Minimize Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In mathematics, the maximum and minimum (plural: maxima and minima) of a function, known collectively as extrema (singular: extremum), are the largest and smallest value that the function takes at a point either within a given neighborhood (local or relative extremum) or on the function domain in its entirety (global or absolute extremum).
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