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minimalize

minimalize verb: to reduce to a minimum.

Verb

minimalize (third-person singular simple present minimalizes, present participle minimalizing, simple past and past participle minimalized)

  1. To reduce to a minimum.
    • So if you only publicize it as a lesbian love story and don't take into consideration all the other elements that would attract people who want to go to the movies — like the country-western sound track and the Reno of the '50s, and the other relationships and characters — then you're going to...1986 April 19, Loie Hayes, Donna Deitch, “Leapin' Lesbians!”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Forms of minimalize

third-person singular presentminimalizes
present participleminimalizing
past participleminimalized
pastminimalized

Origin of minimalize

From minimal + -ize.

Words formed from minimalize

Questions about minimalize

What does minimalize mean?
Minimalize means to reduce to a minimum.
What part of speech is minimalize?
Minimalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of minimalize?
The past tense of minimalize is minimalized.

Words near minimalize in the dictionary

  1. minimalists
  2. minimalities
  3. minimality
  4. minimalization
  5. minimalizations
  6. minimalize
  7. minimalized
  8. minimalizes
  9. minimalizing
  10. minimall
  11. minimalls

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