Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ˈmɪnɨmaɪz/
minimize (minimizes, present participle minimizing; past and past participle minimized)
- (transitive) To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
- (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
- I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) slightingly.
- 1993, Jan McDaniel, One Golden Summer (page 95)
- […] father who had never openly minimized him or anything he did […]
- 1993, Jan McDaniel, One Golden Summer (page 95)
- French: minimiser
- German: minimieren
- Italian: minimizzare
- Portuguese: minimizar
- Russian: минимизи́ровать
- Spanish: minimizar
- French: réduire
- German: minimieren
- Portuguese: minimizar
- Russian: свора́чивать
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