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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. represent as less significant or important;
[syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay]

2. make small or insignificant;
- Example: "Let's minimize the risk"
[syn: minimize, minimise]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

minimise
    v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn:
         understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant:
         amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize,
         magnify, overdraw, overstate]
    2: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" [syn:
       minimize, minimise] [ant: maximise, maximize]