minimize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
have minimized
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present perfectof minimize.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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Over a quarter of UBS family offices surveyed for an annual report said they have minimized or plan to cut their holdings in dollar assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Messi’s strike of lightning during the 1-1 draw might have minimized the importance of the preceding 91 minutes, but only temporarily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
In case after case, these women say that if they had thought acetaminophen could possibly harm their baby, they would have minimized their use of the drug — or not taken it at all.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2023
With raw material and energy costs soaring over the past two years, companies have minimized damage to profits and margins largely by passing them on to retailers and shoppers.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2023
But obviously to have forced the fictional note would have been to diminish that of portraiture and accordingly to have minimized the motive of the stories.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews
