Hypertext Webster Gateway: "minimize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Bentham.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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