Definition of minimize in English:

minimize

(British minimise)

verb ˈmɪnɪmʌɪzˈmɪnəˌmaɪz

[with object]

1Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree.
使（某事物，尤指负面事物）减少（或缩小）到最小量（或最低限度）
the aim is to minimize costs
目的是将成本降到最低。
Example sentencesExamples
- The school is concentrating on reducing and minimising the amount of litter produced, while encouraging recycling and composting.
- The materials used are usually minimized or changed to reduce production time and cost.
- This step-by-step approach enables an organization to leverage specific third party expertise, minimising both cost and risk.
- In addition, trappers check their trap lines on a daily basis, minimizing the amount of time the animal waits.
- To the extent these reforms succeed they'd yield a double dividend: solving the problems we face now, while minimising the degree of compulsion required in the future.
- By moving out of these gradually, it may be possible to balance losses against gains and minimise the amount of tax paid.
- All of these steps are important in reducing and minimizing the cost that the United States has to pay for what it did.
- The reduced complement minimises training costs and increase combat efficiency by making more space, while a larger payload enhances the ship's autonomy.
- This does assume somehow that air transport is a scarce resource, and therefore that the total amount carried must be minimised wherever possible.
- Every possible measure to minimize coalition casualties was taken.
- Change is minimised where possible, to allow for as little disruption to the practice as possible.
- You have put off committing yourself as long as possible, and have minimised the amount of warning that France receives.
- One variant of the scheme would see the card combined with the new-style photographic driving licence, thus minimising the amount of plastic needing to be carried in the typical wallet.
- Immunity from accident cannot be guaranteed, but it is possible to minimise the risk.
- Political stability demanded that the creation of inveterate enemies be minimized.
- I have been icing them, keeping my foot elevated, and minimizing the amount of walking I do.
- Go over as much of the cut-in area as possible to minimize any visible changes in texture.
- Every one of us wants to get the highest possible return while we minimize our risk.
- This involves minimising the amount of waste created in the school and keeping the building and the grounds clean and tidy.
- Working alongside the recycling schemes will also be a project aimed at minimising the amount of waste produced by the county in the first place.
Synonyms
keep down, keep at/to a minimum, reduce, decrease, cut back on, cut down, lessen, curtail, diminish, prune, pare down, shrink
informal slash
1. 1.1 Represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance.
  把…说成不重要；低估；轻视，贬低
  they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs
  他们可能会轻视，甚至忽视这些信仰的重要性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We do not want to minimise the importance of clinical negligence as a matter of concern to the health service.
  However, their value is minimized if the attackers can obtain the appropriate keys by other means.
  However, others feel that the inclusion of much which is magic into his works minimises the importance of those remarkable insights.
  It would be easy to minimize and underestimate the importance of money in later Anglo-Saxon England.
  Every since that we've been minimizing the significance and the importance of this process.
  If the nature of the hope is different and the wait turns out to be longer than we or they expected, that neither erases nor minimizes the value of their witness.
  She works hard to make people like her and tries to minimize the importance of grades.
  Because evangelization was the ultimate goal, Scales minimizes the importance of the social work conducted at the center.
  To describe this as a collection of large digital photos alongside text is to minimise its impact and importance.
  The earth's importance should not be minimized even when contemplating the heavens.
  In ignorance, they seek to belittle it and minimise its importance to the individual.
  To recognize this political fact and state it bluntly in no way minimizes the criminal repression carried out by the ruling elite in Russia against the Chechen people.
  In the case of an individual colleague it is important to encourage a description of what happened, and to begin by accepting this assessment and not minimising the importance of the mistake.
  This is an extremely important phase of the war, and its import should not be minimized.
  He offends progressives by minimizing the importance of venerable social villains such as poverty.
  That manifests itself in a cosy collectivism that seeks to minimise the importance of any problem.
  Although Paul minimises the importance of athletic training, he does not dismiss it as worthless.
  None the less, these are important issues and I am not minimising their significance in any way.
  First, the television news programs downplayed and minimized it.
  He gets the job just because he is your nephew, which makes him harder to fire and minimizes the true importance of IT in your organization.
  Synonyms
  belittle, make light of, play down, underestimate, underrate, make little of, downplay, underplay, undervalue, detract from, sell short, de-emphasize, understate, discount, soft-pedal, reduce, lessen, brush aside, gloss over, trivialize, decry, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, denigrate
  informal pooh-pooh
  archaic hold cheap
  rare derogate, misprize, minify

Derivatives

minimization

noun mɪnɪmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

For complex reasons, I think there's been a lack of understanding or almost a minimisation of the depth of feeling that children can experience.
Example sentencesExamples
- The body holds that education on waste minimisation and litter management is required to stimulate a cultural change as is evidenced by the Race Against Waste campaign.
- The new measures were all about ‘harm prevention and minimisation.’
- The booklet is a response to the ongoing denial and minimization that many well-intentioned white people display when they are challenged about racism.
- If this were a book uniquely on the spiritual disciplines, this would be an understandable minimization.

minimizer

noun

Still, even minimizers can't resist a good tag sale - 31 percent admit to buying someone else's junk in the past year.
Example sentencesExamples
- Part of the problem with boys' unwillingness to share domestic responsibilities - four in 10 are ‘open minimisers’ who bluntly voice their desire to avoid housework and leave it to their partners - may be due to their martyr-like mothers.
- These couples are conflict minimizers, choosing to make light of their differences rather than resolving them.
- Clearly, Kisha was not the only minimizer in this family.
- Sparky Anderson, a Hall of Famer, is one of the leading minimizers of a manager's importance, without any apparent disingenuousness.

Definition of minimize in US English:

minimize

(British minimise)

verbˈmɪnəˌmaɪzˈminəˌmīz

[with object]

1Reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree.
使（某事物，尤指负面事物）减少（或缩小）到最小量（或最低限度）
the aim is to minimize costs
目的是将成本降到最低。
Example sentencesExamples
- You have put off committing yourself as long as possible, and have minimised the amount of warning that France receives.
- This involves minimising the amount of waste created in the school and keeping the building and the grounds clean and tidy.
- This does assume somehow that air transport is a scarce resource, and therefore that the total amount carried must be minimised wherever possible.
- The materials used are usually minimized or changed to reduce production time and cost.
- Political stability demanded that the creation of inveterate enemies be minimized.
- By moving out of these gradually, it may be possible to balance losses against gains and minimise the amount of tax paid.
- I have been icing them, keeping my foot elevated, and minimizing the amount of walking I do.
- Go over as much of the cut-in area as possible to minimize any visible changes in texture.
- The school is concentrating on reducing and minimising the amount of litter produced, while encouraging recycling and composting.
- This step-by-step approach enables an organization to leverage specific third party expertise, minimising both cost and risk.
- Every possible measure to minimize coalition casualties was taken.
- All of these steps are important in reducing and minimizing the cost that the United States has to pay for what it did.
- One variant of the scheme would see the card combined with the new-style photographic driving licence, thus minimising the amount of plastic needing to be carried in the typical wallet.
- Every one of us wants to get the highest possible return while we minimize our risk.
- In addition, trappers check their trap lines on a daily basis, minimizing the amount of time the animal waits.
- Immunity from accident cannot be guaranteed, but it is possible to minimise the risk.
- The reduced complement minimises training costs and increase combat efficiency by making more space, while a larger payload enhances the ship's autonomy.
- Change is minimised where possible, to allow for as little disruption to the practice as possible.
- To the extent these reforms succeed they'd yield a double dividend: solving the problems we face now, while minimising the degree of compulsion required in the future.
- Working alongside the recycling schemes will also be a project aimed at minimising the amount of waste produced by the county in the first place.
Synonyms
keep down, keep at a minimum, keep to a minimum, reduce, decrease, cut back on, cut down, lessen, curtail, diminish, prune, pare down, shrink
1. 1.1 Represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance.
  把…说成不重要；低估；轻视，贬低
  they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs
  他们可能会轻视，甚至忽视这些信仰的重要性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He gets the job just because he is your nephew, which makes him harder to fire and minimizes the true importance of IT in your organization.
  We do not want to minimise the importance of clinical negligence as a matter of concern to the health service.
  To describe this as a collection of large digital photos alongside text is to minimise its impact and importance.
  Every since that we've been minimizing the significance and the importance of this process.
  In the case of an individual colleague it is important to encourage a description of what happened, and to begin by accepting this assessment and not minimising the importance of the mistake.
  The earth's importance should not be minimized even when contemplating the heavens.
  First, the television news programs downplayed and minimized it.
  To recognize this political fact and state it bluntly in no way minimizes the criminal repression carried out by the ruling elite in Russia against the Chechen people.
  If the nature of the hope is different and the wait turns out to be longer than we or they expected, that neither erases nor minimizes the value of their witness.
  That manifests itself in a cosy collectivism that seeks to minimise the importance of any problem.
  He offends progressives by minimizing the importance of venerable social villains such as poverty.
  However, others feel that the inclusion of much which is magic into his works minimises the importance of those remarkable insights.
  However, their value is minimized if the attackers can obtain the appropriate keys by other means.
  In ignorance, they seek to belittle it and minimise its importance to the individual.
  Because evangelization was the ultimate goal, Scales minimizes the importance of the social work conducted at the center.
  None the less, these are important issues and I am not minimising their significance in any way.
  She works hard to make people like her and tries to minimize the importance of grades.
  This is an extremely important phase of the war, and its import should not be minimized.
  Although Paul minimises the importance of athletic training, he does not dismiss it as worthless.
  It would be easy to minimize and underestimate the importance of money in later Anglo-Saxon England.
  Synonyms
  belittle, make light of, play down, underestimate, underrate, make little of, downplay, underplay, undervalue, detract from, sell short, de-emphasize, understate, discount, soft-pedal, reduce, lessen, brush aside, gloss over, trivialize, decry, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, denigrate

词汇	minimize
释义	Definition of minimize in English: minimize (British minimise) verb ˈmɪnɪmʌɪzˈmɪnəˌmaɪz [with object] 1Reduce (something, especially something undesirable) to the smallest possible amount or degree. 使（某事物，尤指负面事物）减少（或缩小）到最小量（或最低限度） the aim is to minimize costs 目的是将成本降到最低。 Example sentencesExamples The school is concentrating on reducing and minimising the amount of litter produced, while encouraging recycling and composting. The materials used are usually minimized or changed to reduce production time and cost. This step-by-step approach enables an organization to leverage specific third party expertise, minimising both cost and risk. In addition, trappers check their trap lines on a daily basis, minimizing the amount of time the animal waits. To the extent these reforms succeed they'd yield a double dividend: solving the problems we face now, while minimising the degree of compulsion required in the future. By moving out of these gradually, it may be possible to balance losses against gains and minimise the amount of tax paid. All of these steps are important in reducing and minimizing the cost that the United States has to pay for what it did. The reduced complement minimises training costs and increase combat efficiency by making more space, while a larger payload enhances the ship's autonomy. This does assume somehow that air transport is a scarce resource, and therefore that the total amount carried must be minimised wherever possible. Every possible measure to minimize coalition casualties was taken. Change is minimised where possible, to allow for as little disruption to the practice as possible. You have put off committing yourself as long as possible, and have minimised the amount of warning that France receives. One variant of the scheme would see the card combined with the new-style photographic driving licence, thus minimising the amount of plastic needing to be carried in the typical wallet. Immunity from accident cannot be guaranteed, but it is possible to minimise the risk. Political stability demanded that the creation of inveterate enemies be minimized. I have been icing them, keeping my foot elevated, and minimizing the amount of walking I do. Go over as much of the cut-in area as possible to minimize any visible changes in texture. Every one of us wants to get the highest possible return while we minimize our risk. This involves minimising the amount of waste created in the school and keeping the building and the grounds clean and tidy. Working alongside the recycling schemes will also be a project aimed at minimising the amount of waste produced by the county in the first place. Synonyms keep down, keep at/to a minimum, reduce, decrease, cut back on, cut down, lessen, curtail, diminish, prune, pare down, shrink informal slash 1.1 Represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance. 把…说成不重要；低估；轻视，贬低 they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs 他们可能会轻视，甚至忽视这些信仰的重要性。 Example sentencesExamples We do not want to minimise the importance of clinical negligence as a matter of concern to the health service. However, their value is minimized if the attackers can obtain the appropriate keys by other means. However, others feel that the inclusion of much which is magic into his works minimises the importance of those remarkable insights. It would be easy to minimize and underestimate the importance of money in later Anglo-Saxon England. Every since that we've been minimizing the significance and the importance of this process. If the nature of the hope is different and the wait turns out to be longer than we or they expected, that neither erases nor minimizes the value of their witness. She works hard to make people like her and tries to minimize the importance of grades. Because evangelization was the ultimate goal, Scales minimizes the importance of the social work conducted at the center. To describe this as a collection of large digital photos alongside text is to minimise its impact and importance. The earth's importance should not be minimized even when contemplating the heavens. In ignorance, they seek to belittle it and minimise its importance to the individual. To recognize this political fact and state it bluntly in no way minimizes the criminal repression carried out by the ruling elite in Russia against the Chechen people. In the case of an individual colleague it is important to encourage a description of what happened, and to begin by accepting this assessment and not minimising the importance of the mistake. This is an extremely important phase of the war, and its import should not be minimized. He offends progressives by minimizing the importance of venerable social villains such as poverty. That manifests itself in a cosy collectivism that seeks to minimise the importance of any problem. Although Paul minimises the importance of athletic training, he does not dismiss it as worthless. None the less, these are important issues and I am not minimising their significance in any way. First, the television news programs downplayed and minimized it. He gets the job just because he is your nephew, which makes him harder to fire and minimizes the true importance of IT in your organization. Synonyms belittle, make light of, play down, underestimate, underrate, make little of, downplay, underplay, undervalue, detract from, sell short, de-emphasize, understate, discount, soft-pedal, reduce, lessen, brush aside, gloss over, trivialize, decry, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, denigrate informal pooh-pooh archaic hold cheap rare derogate, misprize, minify Derivatives minimization noun mɪnɪmʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n For complex reasons, I think there's been a lack of understanding or almost a minimisation of the depth of feeling that children can experience. Example sentencesExamples The body holds that education on waste minimisation and litter management is required to stimulate a cultural change as is evidenced by the Race Against Waste campaign. The new measures were all about ‘harm prevention and minimisation.’ The booklet is a response to the ongoing denial and minimization that many well-intentioned white people display when they are challenged about racism. If this were a book uniquely on the spiritual disciplines, this would be an understandable minimization. minimizer noun Still, even minimizers can't resist a good tag sale - 31 percent admit to buying someone else's junk in the past year. Example sentencesExamples Part of the problem with boys' unwillingness to share domestic responsibilities - four in 10 are ‘open minimisers’ who bluntly voice their desire to avoid housework and leave it to their partners - may be due to their martyr-like mothers. These couples are conflict minimizers, choosing to make light of their differences rather than resolving them. Clearly, Kisha was not the only minimizer in this family. Sparky Anderson, a Hall of Famer, is one of the leading minimizers of a manager's importance, without any apparent disingenuousness. Definition of minimize in US English: minimize (British minimise) verbˈmɪnəˌmaɪzˈminəˌmīz [with object] 1Reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree. 使（某事物，尤指负面事物）减少（或缩小）到最小量（或最低限度） the aim is to minimize costs 目的是将成本降到最低。 Example sentencesExamples You have put off committing yourself as long as possible, and have minimised the amount of warning that France receives. This involves minimising the amount of waste created in the school and keeping the building and the grounds clean and tidy. This does assume somehow that air transport is a scarce resource, and therefore that the total amount carried must be minimised wherever possible. The materials used are usually minimized or changed to reduce production time and cost. Political stability demanded that the creation of inveterate enemies be minimized. By moving out of these gradually, it may be possible to balance losses against gains and minimise the amount of tax paid. I have been icing them, keeping my foot elevated, and minimizing the amount of walking I do. Go over as much of the cut-in area as possible to minimize any visible changes in texture. The school is concentrating on reducing and minimising the amount of litter produced, while encouraging recycling and composting. This step-by-step approach enables an organization to leverage specific third party expertise, minimising both cost and risk. Every possible measure to minimize coalition casualties was taken. All of these steps are important in reducing and minimizing the cost that the United States has to pay for what it did. One variant of the scheme would see the card combined with the new-style photographic driving licence, thus minimising the amount of plastic needing to be carried in the typical wallet. Every one of us wants to get the highest possible return while we minimize our risk. In addition, trappers check their trap lines on a daily basis, minimizing the amount of time the animal waits. Immunity from accident cannot be guaranteed, but it is possible to minimise the risk. The reduced complement minimises training costs and increase combat efficiency by making more space, while a larger payload enhances the ship's autonomy. Change is minimised where possible, to allow for as little disruption to the practice as possible. To the extent these reforms succeed they'd yield a double dividend: solving the problems we face now, while minimising the degree of compulsion required in the future. Working alongside the recycling schemes will also be a project aimed at minimising the amount of waste produced by the county in the first place. Synonyms keep down, keep at a minimum, keep to a minimum, reduce, decrease, cut back on, cut down, lessen, curtail, diminish, prune, pare down, shrink 1.1 Represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance. 把…说成不重要；低估；轻视，贬低 they may minimize, or even overlook, the importance of such beliefs 他们可能会轻视，甚至忽视这些信仰的重要性。 Example sentencesExamples He gets the job just because he is your nephew, which makes him harder to fire and minimizes the true importance of IT in your organization. We do not want to minimise the importance of clinical negligence as a matter of concern to the health service. To describe this as a collection of large digital photos alongside text is to minimise its impact and importance. Every since that we've been minimizing the significance and the importance of this process. In the case of an individual colleague it is important to encourage a description of what happened, and to begin by accepting this assessment and not minimising the importance of the mistake. The earth's importance should not be minimized even when contemplating the heavens. First, the television news programs downplayed and minimized it. To recognize this political fact and state it bluntly in no way minimizes the criminal repression carried out by the ruling elite in Russia against the Chechen people. If the nature of the hope is different and the wait turns out to be longer than we or they expected, that neither erases nor minimizes the value of their witness. That manifests itself in a cosy collectivism that seeks to minimise the importance of any problem. He offends progressives by minimizing the importance of venerable social villains such as poverty. However, others feel that the inclusion of much which is magic into his works minimises the importance of those remarkable insights. However, their value is minimized if the attackers can obtain the appropriate keys by other means. In ignorance, they seek to belittle it and minimise its importance to the individual. Because evangelization was the ultimate goal, Scales minimizes the importance of the social work conducted at the center. None the less, these are important issues and I am not minimising their significance in any way. She works hard to make people like her and tries to minimize the importance of grades. This is an extremely important phase of the war, and its import should not be minimized. Although Paul minimises the importance of athletic training, he does not dismiss it as worthless. It would be easy to minimize and underestimate the importance of money in later Anglo-Saxon England. Synonyms belittle, make light of, play down, underestimate, underrate, make little of, downplay, underplay, undervalue, detract from, sell short, de-emphasize, understate, discount, soft-pedal, reduce, lessen, brush aside, gloss over, trivialize, decry, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, denigrate
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