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Grammar : Verb
Spell : min-uh-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz



Definition of minimize

Origin :
  • 1802, first recorded in Bentham; see minimum + -ize.
  • verb make smaller; underrate
Example sentences :
  • I would rather exaggerate than minimize my own shortcomings to you to-night.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Carmody did not attempt to minimize the seriousness of the opposition.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • At least, we may take counsel how far we can minimize this hideous scandal.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • What I always say, dear boy: minimize the risk of failure—eh?'
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • But he meant at least to minimize it, and certainly not to let himself be captured alive.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • They couldn't prevent advance warning, but they could delay and minimize it.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • The legs should be tipped with rubber in order to minimize the noise.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management » by Ministry of Education
  • What positions may be chosen and formations adopted to minimize our own losses?
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • I magnify the immediate desire and minimize the ultimate goal.
  • Extract from : « My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year » by John Henry Jowett
  • The student of human society cannot minimize the importance of race heredity.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe

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