simple past tense and past participle of minimize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of minimize

present participle of minimize

The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent. / (psychology) The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization

(art) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. / (music) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

Very small in amount, size, or degree.

to make something as small or as little as possible

(mathematics) Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames

plural of minim rest

(music) A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats.