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minimize

min′i-mize

(mĭn′ĭ-mīz)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
minimized
(mĭn′ĭ-mīzd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
minimizing
(mĭn′ĭ-mī-zĭng)
.]
1.
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
Bentham.

Definition 2024


minimize

minimize

English

Alternative forms

  • minimise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

minimize (third-person singular simple present minimizes, present participle minimizing, simple past and past participle minimized)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
  2. (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) 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.

Translations


Portuguese

Verb

minimize

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of minimizar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of minimizar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of minimizar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of minimizar