What is the meaning of minimize?

Make small or insignificant.
- usage: "Let's minimize the risk"
- synonyms: minimise
Represent as less significant or important.
- synonyms: understate, minimise, downplay
Cause to seem less serious; play down.
- usage: "Don't belittle his influence"
- synonyms: belittle, denigrate, derogate

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APA	WordNet. (2010). minimize. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/minimize/definitions/1295223
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