minimize, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

minimize (minimizes 3rd person present) (minimizing present participle) (minimized past tense & past participle )
in BRIT, also use minimise

1 verb If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it increasing beyond that level., (Antonym: maximize) Many of these problems can be minimised by sensible planning. V n

2 verb If you minimize something, you make it seem smaller or less significant than it really is. (=play down) (Antonym: maximize) Some have minimized the importance of ideological factors... V n

3 verb If you minimize a window on a computer screen, you make it very small, because you do not want to use it., (Antonym: maximize) Click the square icon again to minimize the window. V n