minimize -ise

minimize -ise
BrE verb (T)
1 to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree: We need to minimize disruptions to the schedule.
2 to make something seem less serious or important than it really is: a tendency to minimize the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace
—compare maximize

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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