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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
- 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
Synonyms for minimized
- abbreviate
- attenuate
- belittle
- cheapen
- curtail
- cut down to size
- cut rate
- decrease
- decry
- deprecate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- diminish
- discount
- disparage
- downplay
- dwarf
- knock
- knock down
- lessen
- make light of
- make little of
- miniaturize
- pan
- play down
- pooh-pooh
- poor-mouth
- prune
- put down
- reduce
- run down
- shrink
- underestimate
- underplay
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