Minimize
['mɪnɪmaɪz]
Definition
(verb.) make small or insignificant; 'Let's minimize the risk'.
(verb.) cause to seem less serious; play down; 'Don't belittle his influence'.
Editor: Philip--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
Edited by Bertram
Examples
- At least, we may take counsel how far we can minimize this hideous scandal. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They have tried to blot out human prestige, to minimize the influence of personality. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The French sent an army to the States under General Lafayette, and their fleet did much to minimize the advantage of the British at sea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gibbon was strongly prejudiced against Christianity, and here he seems disposed to minimize the fortitude and sufferings of the Christians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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