is a specific kind of: inform.

is a broader term that covers: trivialise, trivialize.

is the opposite of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate.

derivation: minimisation, minimization | understatement | lower limit, minimum.

is a specific kind of: decrease, lessen, minify.

is a broader term that covers: hedge.

is the opposite of: maximise, maximize.

derivation: minimisation, minimization | lower limit, minimum.