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   minimize

   /ˈmɪnɪmʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree: "the aim is to minimize costs" Similar keep downkeep at/to a minimumreducedecreasecut back oncut downlessencurtaildiminishprunepare downshrinkinformal:slashOpposite maximizeincrease
   • ▪ represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance: "they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs" Similar belittlemake light ofplay downunderestimateunderratemake little ofdownplayunderplayundervaluedetract fromsell shortde-emphasizeunderstatediscountsoft-pedalreducelessenbrush asidegloss overtrivializedecrydisparagedeprecatedepreciatedenigrateinformal:pooh-pooharchaic:hold cheaprare:derogatemisprizeminifyOpposite exaggerate

   Derivatives

   • 1. minimizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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