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minimise English

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minimise Verb

— If you minimise something, you make it as small as possible. We should take all steps to minimise the risk of disease. We are trying to minimise pollution by using bikes instead of our car. These steps will help us to minimise the time and cost of transporting materials.

minimise

— verb (= minimize) make small or insignificant Let's minimize the risk — verb (= understate) represent as less significant or important

Synonyms minimise synonyms

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minimize understate downplay talk down reduce play down pick at diminish deprecate belittle background

Conjugation minimise conjugation

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minimise · verb

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While the president made no effort to minimise the crisis, he urged people all over the country to remain calm.
I'm not going to minimise the danger of this raid.
To minimise the turbulence we will have to arrest the heart.
If we can minimise the spread of this.
They're trying to minimise publicity.
Erato, a thin shell of aluminium wrapped around a neutron star will minimise its gravitational pull and we can yank it back out of the sun's field.
We could minimise the paper work, you need only take the major policy decisions.
He will show you how to minimise the risk, so pay attention.
We had the advantage of surprise which helped to minimise casualties.
They will be subjected to severe spatial distortion. A tractor beam should minimise the effect.
Let's minimise your exposure.
Now on the anthems the Foreign Office view held and they did manage to minimise the playing of anthems.
In fact the North Korean anthem was not played at all so in that case the Foreign Office view managed to minimise the display of symbols of nationhood.
I'll need to super-hydrate the canine. in order to minimise the shock to his pulmonary system.
In short, we minimise any unknown factors.
And our job as administrators is to minimise the inconvenience which this is going to cause.
That's our only job, Rich, to minimise the inconvenience of things.
Sealed off, if we can minimise the spread of whatever this is.
Lanolin to minimise external cell breakdown and scar tissue.
To minimise muscular growth that would inhibit flying he used his legs seldom, until his gait resembled a starling.
That way, we minimise the risks and maximise the likelihood of success.
We could minimise seismic activity by creating isobaric fissures.
That should minimise the seismic stress that we generate.
Stand by. Sealed off, if we can minimise the spread of whatever this is.
Give us the guarantees we ask for, otherwise on Monday..we'll tell the Chamber how you tried to minimise the conspiracy.
To minimise the damage.
I don't mean to minimise Jay's state.
I tried to explain that my vocational choice of librarian was a deliberate attempt to minimise that contact, but he would have none of it.
It's awkward, but we can minimise that.
I just won't minimise yourtask.
As much as you can, please minimise your obscenities.
We would have to be extremely careful to minimise our interaction with the people of the period.
I'll try and minimise the impact on Bern.

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But if it is not overlooked, if those in positions of responsibility are resolved to do all they can to minimise the strains and mitigate the damage, danger can be averted.

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