C2

minimize

Meaning

  1. To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  2. To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.
  3. To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
  4. To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/
Etymology

From Latin minimus + -ize.

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