English Dictionary

minimize

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. / (transitive) To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.

日本語の意味

可能な限り小さくする、縮小・減少させる / （価値や重要性を）過小評価する、軽視する

To improve efficiency, the manager asked the team to minimize unnecessary meetings.

効率を改善するために、マネージャーはチームに不要な会議を最小限に抑えるよう求めました。

意味（1）

(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.

We have to minimize the budget.

意味（2）

(transitive) To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.

The insurance adjuster tried to minimize the extent of the damage to lessen the company's exposure to liability.

意味（3）

(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.

意味（4）

(transitive) To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.

[…] father who had never openly minimized him or anything he did […]

minimizes （ present singular third-person ）

minimizing （ participle present ）

minimized （ participle past ）

minimized （ past ）