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



Definition of minimized

Origin :
  • 1802, first recorded in Bentham; see minimum + -ize.
  • verb make smaller; underrate
Example sentences :
  • He died leaving a fortune, the amount of which was minimized by some and exaggerated by others.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • Large things which they do not wish are minimized and small things are magnified.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • It has been minimized into a riot and magnified into a deed of glory.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • The first three of these can be minimized or eliminated by care and skill.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 » by Various
  • The perils of the sea were not minimized in the imaginations of us inexperienced voyagers.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • The chances of this occurring are minimized by slow and careful running to speed.
  • Extract from : « Steam Turbines » by Hubert E. Collins
  • Undoubtedly there will be a disturbance, but it must not be one of pure loss; it must be minimized.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin
  • Thus the danger of burning is minimized, also the need of stirring.
  • Extract from : « Dishes & Beverages of the Old South » by Martha McCulloch Williams
  • The distance to the slope and its real pitch were minimized by the mists.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of the Rockies » by Enos A. Mills
  • Bagged, the odor is so minimized as to be entirely inoffensive.
  • Extract from : « Standard Paper-Bag Cookery » by Emma Paddock Telford

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