"minimize" meaning in English

See minimize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪn.əˌmaɪz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-minimize.wav Forms: minimizes [present, singular, third-person], minimizing [participle, present], minimized [participle, past], minimized [past]
Etymology: From Latin minimus + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|minimus|ize|lang1=la}} Latin minimus + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} minimize (third-person singular simple present minimizes, present participle minimizing, simple past and past participle minimized)
  1. (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. Tags: transitive Translations (To make small as possible): նվազագույնի հասցնել (nvazaguyni hascʻnel) (Armenian), նվազեցնել (nvazecʻnel) (Armenian), намалявам (namaljavam) (Bulgarian), минимизирам (minimiziram) (Bulgarian), minimitzar (Catalan), minimalizovat (Czech), minimaliseerima (Estonian), minimoida (Finnish), vähätellä (Finnish), minimiser (French), minimieren (German), ελαχιστοποιώ (elachistopoió) (Greek), íoslaghdaigh (Irish), íosmhéadaigh (Irish), minimizzare (Italian), whakamōkito (Maori), minimalizować [imperfective] (Polish), zminimalizować [perfective] (Polish), minimizar (Portuguese), минимизи́ровать (minimizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), своди́ть к ми́нимуму (svodítʹ k mínimumu) [imperfective] (Russian), minimizar (Spanish), achicar (Spanish), minimera (Swedish), ย่อ (yɔ̂ɔ) (Thai), azaltmak (Turkish), cüceleştirmek (Turkish), küçültmek (Turkish), asgarīye indirmek (Turkish), en aza indirgemek (Turkish), en aza indirgemek [construction, manufacturing, business] (Turkish), мінімізува́ти (minimizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-minimize-en-verb-dqsPUbaX Disambiguation of 'To make small as possible': 95 3 1 1
  2. (transitive) To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-minimize-en-verb-ihteM0Zd
  3. (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Graphical user interface Translations ((computing) To cause a window to disappear): նվազեցնել (nvazecʻnel) (Armenian), затварям (zatvarjam) (Bulgarian), minimitzar (Catalan), 最小化 (zuìxiǎohuà) (Chinese Mandarin), ahendama (Estonian), pienentää (Finnish), réduire (French), minimizar (Galician), minimieren (German), 最小化する (saishōka suru) (alt: さいしょうかする) (Japanese), abscondo (Latin), obscuro (Latin), whakamōkito (Maori), minimizar (Portuguese), свора́чивать (svoráčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сверну́ть (svernútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), минимизи́ровать (minimizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), minimizar (Spanish), dölja (Swedish), minimera (Swedish), ย่อ (yɔ̂ɔ) (Thai), küçült (Turkish), simge durumuna küçült (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-minimize-en-verb-Dtb-tzhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 32 50 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 14 31 39 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 21 47 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 19 49 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 24 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 21 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 20 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 19 20 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 21 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 24 43 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 21 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 25 44 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 27 47 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 21 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 25 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 25 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 25 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 23 50 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 21 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 20 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 29 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 25 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 22 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 21 46 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 21 18 49 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 21 46 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 21 46 13 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(computing) To cause a window to disappear': 10 20 58 12
  4. (transitive) To treat (someone) in a slighting manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-minimize-en-verb-rQFSVtlW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minimise (english: non-Oxford British English)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "saishōka suru",
          "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
          "word": "最小化する"
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          "lang": "Maori",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "nvazaguyni hascʻnel",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "նվազագույնի հասցնել"
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      "word": "նվազեցնել"
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      "roman": "namaljavam",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "намалявам"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "minimiziram",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "минимизирам"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimitzar"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimalizovat"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimaliseerima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "vähätellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "elachistopoió",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "ελαχιστοποιώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "íoslaghdaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "íosmhéadaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "whakamōkito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "minimalizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zminimalizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minimizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "минимизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svodítʹ k mínimumu",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "своди́ть к ми́нимуму"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "achicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "minimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yɔ̂ɔ",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "ย่อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "azaltmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "cüceleştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "küçültmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "asgarīye indirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "word": "en aza indirgemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "topics": [
        "construction",
        "manufacturing",
        "business"
      ],
      "word": "en aza indirgemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minimizuváty",
      "sense": "To make small as possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "мінімізува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nvazecʻnel",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "նվազեցնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zatvarjam",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "затварям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimitzar"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuìxiǎohuà",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "最小化"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "ahendama"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "pienentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "réduire"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimieren"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいしょうかする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saishōka suru",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "最小化する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "abscondo"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "obscuro"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "whakamōkito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svoráčivatʹ",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "свора́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svernútʹ",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сверну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minimizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "минимизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "dölja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "minimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yɔ̂ɔ",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "ย่อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "küçült"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(computing) To cause a window to disappear",
      "word": "simge durumuna küçült"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minimize"
}

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