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How to pronounce “minimize”
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Pronunciation guide for minimize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of minimize with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Have a Good Day
it's helpful to just minimize your exposure.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce minimize
How to Have a Good Day

it's helpful to just minimize your exposure.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “minimize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
- (transitive) To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.
- (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.
- (transitive) To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.
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