- minimize, minimise
- verb1) (to make as little as possible: to minimize the danger.) azaltmak2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) küçümsemek
English-Turkish dictionary. 2013.
minimize, minimise
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minimize — min‧i‧mize [ˈmɪnmaɪz] also minimise verb [transitive] 1. to make something as small as possible: • Investing in unit trusts minimises the risks if stock markets fall. • We need to minimize our transport … Financial and business terms
minimise — (v.) British English spelling of MINIMIZE (Cf. minimize). For suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Minimised; minimising … Etymology dictionary
minimise — (Brit.) v. make small, reduce; reduce as much as possible; make less important; play down; (Computers) make a window smaller to the point that only an icon remains in its place (also minimize) … English contemporary dictionary
minimize — (Amer.) min·i·mize || mɪnɪmaɪz v. make small, reduce; reduce as much as possible; make less important; play down; (Computers) make a window smaller to the point that only an icon remains in its place (also minimise) … English contemporary dictionary
minimize — (also minimise) ► VERB 1) reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. 2) represent or estimate at less than the true value. DERIVATIVES minimization noun minimizer noun … English terms dictionary
minimise — verb 1. represent as less significant or important • Syn: ↑understate, ↑minimize, ↑downplay • Ant: ↑overstate (for: ↑understate) • Derivationally rela … Useful english dictionary
minimize — [[t]mɪ̱nɪmaɪz[/t]] minimizes, minimizing, minimized (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. [V n]… … English dictionary
minimize — min|i|mize also minimise BrE [ˈmınımaız] v [T] 1.) to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount or degree ≠ ↑maximize ▪ Every effort is being made to minimize civilian casualties. ▪ The rail… … Dictionary of contemporary English
minimise — British variant of minimize … New Collegiate Dictionary
minimize — minimization, n. minimizer, n. /min euh muyz /, v.t., minimized, minimizing. 1. to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. 2. to represent at the lowest possible amount, value, importance, influence, etc., esp. in a disparaging way;… … Universalium
minimise — min|i|mise [ mını,maız ] a British spelling of minimize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
