"minimizing" meaning in English

See minimizing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more minimizing [comparative], most minimizing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} minimizing (comparative more minimizing, superlative most minimizing)
  1. Tending to minimize.
    Sense id: en-minimizing-en-adj-Ey0NMy-I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} minimizing
  1. present participle and gerund of minimize Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: minimize
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