minimize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
minimization
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a word derived from
minimize.
Example Sentences
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Also effective are privacy laws that require rigorous data minimization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
This narrative should center on a public health approach focused on harm minimization to communities now dependent on prisons and people currently inside them.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
"If you know which genes to target that result in the minimization of N2O or nitrate production, then you have the potential to affect both greenhouse gas-related warming and water quality," Mayes said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
“Our highest priorities for the closure were safety, avoidance/deterrence of conflict, and the minimization of disruption for students and neighboring residents,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
But if we admit the patent fact that pain exists, let us observe also the tendency which Spencer and Darwin establish towards its minimization.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
