Associations to the word «Minimize»

Wiktionary

MINIMIZE, verb. (transitive) To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
MINIMIZE, verb. (computing) (transitive) (graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

Dictionary definition

MINIMIZE, verb. Make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk".
MINIMIZE, verb. Represent as less significant or important.
MINIMIZE, verb. Cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin