Definitions for Minimize
ˈmɪn əˌmaɪzMin·i·mize

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1. minimize, minimise(verb)

   make small or insignificant

   "Let's minimize the risk"

2. understate, minimize, minimise, downplay(verb)

   represent as less significant or important

3. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate(verb)

   cause to seem less serious; play down

   "Don't belittle his influence"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. minimize(v. t.)

   To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.

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1. minimize(Verb)

   To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

   Etymology: From Latin

2. minimize(Verb)

   To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

   I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.

   Etymology: From Latin

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Minimize(verb)

   to reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. minimize

   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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Minimize in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Minimize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Minimize in a Sentence

1. The NATO chief:

   There are disagreements on trade. This is serious. My task is to try to minimize the negative impact on NATO, so far it hasn't impacted on NATO that much. I cannot guarantee that that will not be the case in the future. The transatlantic bond is not one, there are many ties, some of them have been weakened.

2. Barb Dunn:

   My first reaction is fear. Then sadness, i just heard a similar statistic about prom night being a very dangerous time. ... I think we have to take the time to to talk to our children and remind them of the risks and talk about how to minimize them.

3. Dejan Ilijevski:

   The best way to implement the key principles is with low management fee index funds, which help you diversify, minimize costs, stay disciplined and capture market returns wherever they may occur,” says Dejan Ilijevski, president at Sabela Capital Markets in Munster, Indiana.

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Here are the seven signs of Narcissism, which you can use to identify the Narcissists that may be around you in the society.: (1) Shamelessness: Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways. (2) Magical thinking: Narcissists view themselves as perfect at all times, using distortion and illusion known as “magical thinking“. They also use projection to dump shame onto others. (3) Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may re-inflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else. (4) Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person’s ability by using contempt to minimize the other person. (5) Entitlement: Narcissists hold unreasonable expectations of particularly favorable treatment and automatic compliance because they consider themselves special. Failure to comply is considered an attack on their superiority, and the perpetrator is considered an “awkward” or “difficult” person. Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury that can trigger narcissistic rage. (6) Exploitation: Can take many forms but always involves the exploitation of others without regard for their feelings or interests. Often the other is in a subservient position where resistance would be difficult or even impossible. Sometimes the subservience is not so much real as assumed. (7) Bad boundaries: Narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provide narcissistic supply to the narcissist are treated as if they are part of the narcissist and are expected to live up to those expectations. In the mind of a narcissist there is no boundary between self and other.

5. Jerome Powell:

   As we feel our way cautiously to this goal, we will move transparently and predictably in order to minimize needless market disruption and risks to our dual-mandate objectives.

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