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📖 Определения и значения для слова minimize

📒 to reduce something, especially something bad, to the lowest possible level

  • Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
  • Costs were minimized by using plastic instead of leather.
  • The proposals are designed to minimize waste and encourage recycling.

📒 to try to make something seem less important than it really is

  • He always tried to minimize his own faults, while exaggerating those of others.

📒 to make something small, especially on a computer screen

  • Minimize any windows you have open.
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