minimize
verb
1 minimize
Make small or insignificant:
— Let's minimize the risk.
synonym: minimise.
Dutch: minimaliseren, miniseren
2 minimize
Represent as less significant or important.
synonyms: downplay, minimise, understate.
Dutch: onderschatting, bagatelliseren
3 minimize
Cause to seem less serious; play down.
synonyms: belittle, denigrate, derogate.
Roget 483: underrate, underestimate, undervalue, underreckon†; depreciate; disparage etc. (detract) 934; not do justice to; misprize, disprize; ridicule etc. ... show more
Dutch: afwijken, denigreren, bagatelliseren, kleineren
Moby thesaurus: abbreviate, abridge, bedwarf, belittle, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, cry down, curtail, cut down, de-emphasize, debase, decrease, decry, degrade, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, derogate from, detract from ... show more.
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