minimize

Definition of Minimize in English :

1. minimise, minimize

make small or insignificant

Example Sentences:
'Let's minimize the risk'

represent as less significant or important

cause to seem less serious; play down

Example Sentences:
'Don't belittle his influence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Minimize

verb (transitive)

1.

to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount

to minimize a risk

2.

to rank or treat at less than the true worth; belittle

to minimize someone's achievements

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈminiˌmized or ˈminiˌmizing

1.

to reduce to a minimum; decrease to the least possible amount, degree, etc.

2.

to estimate or make appear to be of the least possible amount, value, or importance

tr.v. min·i·mized, min·i·miz·ing, min·i·miz·es

1. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.

2. To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size: minimized the magnitude of the crisis.