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minimalizing

minimalizing is the present participle and gerund of minimalize.

Meaning of minimalize

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

Questions about minimalizing

What is minimalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Minimalizing is the present participle and gerund of minimalize.

Words near minimalizing in the dictionary

  1. minimalization
  2. minimalizations
  3. minimalize
  4. minimalized
  5. minimalizes
  6. minimalizing
  7. minimall
  8. minimalls
  9. minimally
  10. minimally invasive
  11. minimalness

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