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minimize

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minimize verb
or British minimise /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
minimizes; minimized; minimizing
minimize
verb
or British minimise /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
minimizes; minimized; minimizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MINIMIZE
[+ object]
: to make (something bad or not wanted) as small as possible
: to treat or describe (something) as smaller or less important than it is
computers : to make (a program's window) change to a very small form that takes almost no room on a computer's screen opposite maximize

— minimization

or British minimisation /ˌmɪnəməˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌmɪnəˌmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]