minimize

IPA: mˈɪnʌmaɪz

verb

  • (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  • (transitive) To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.
  • (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
  • (transitive) To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.
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Examples of "minimize" in Sentences

  • The Department of Treasury will do everything it can to "minimize" conflicts of interest.
  • Comp time is a staple in this industry, but EA as a corporation wishes to "minimize" this reprieve.
  • They seriously think Obama can "minimize" the issue of race if only Jeremiah Wright will shut the hell up!
  • All of that they tried to kind of minimize today, move beyond today and, at the end of the day, come up with a united front.
  • Or is he perhaps concerned that these marriages will somehow "minimize" the traditional importance of men and women marrying, and raising a family?
  • In his comments on the call, Mr. Eisman said he didn't intend to "minimize" the current management's efforts to help the company survive the financial crisis.
  • The Obama plan also calls for regulators to "minimize" the ability of banks to use highly-rated securities to reduce their capital requirements when they have not actually reduced their risks.
  • She's not said she's going to do that and I think everybody talking about her doing that is really just an attempt to kind of minimize the credibility of what she is saying today and tomorrow.
  • It'll be a great time to be a muckraker, too -- but the Wall Streeters, having written the rules that require them only to "minimize" their conflicts of interest, will just shrug off the criticism.
  • "reasons to be pretty" (yes, the title is annoyingly lower case) deals with Greg's four-year involvement with Steph, and what happens after a friend of hers overhears Greg disparage - or is it "minimize" - Steph's looks during some dude talk with his buddy Kent.

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