minimize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
has minimized
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present perfectof minimize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It’s designing, in Berkshire, a decision‑making system that has minimized errors, resisted pressure and aligned incentives over decades.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Publicly, the industry has minimized research that has identified hazardous levels of toxins in cabin air linked to fume events and their health risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
Conventional medicine has minimized the power of emotions, but advertising executives and social media designers are exploiting the power of emotions.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
“Barfoot is a true warrior and there’s no question of his credentials, so that has minimized some of the potential blowback,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
She has lengthened life, she has minimized danger, she has controlled madness, she has trampled on disease.
From The Pleasures of Life by Sir John Lubbock
