different between miniaturize vs minimize

English

Alternative forms

• miniaturise (British)

Etymology

miniature +? -ize

Verb

miniaturize (third-person singular simple present miniaturizes, present participle miniaturizing, simple past and past participle miniaturized)

1. To design or construct something on a miniature scale.

English

Alternative forms

• minimise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From Latin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?n.?.ma?z/, /?m?n.?.ma?z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n.?.ma?z/, /?m?n.??ma?z/

Verb

minimize (third-person singular simple present minimizes, present participle minimizing, simple past and past participle minimized)

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

   We have to minimize the budget.

   Try to minimize your biases.

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.

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.

4. (transitive) To treat (someone) slightingly.
   • 1993, Jan McDaniel, One Golden Summer (page 95)

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

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

minimize

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of minimizar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of minimizar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of minimizar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of minimizar