Examples of “minimize” in a Sentence

verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.

• The company took steps to minimize its environmental impact.
• Wear a helmet to minimize the risk of head injury.
• We closed the windows to minimize the noise from the road.

verb To shrink a window on a computer screen down to an icon on the taskbar.

• Just minimize the browser if your boss walks by.
• Click the small dash in the corner to minimize the window.
• I had to minimize the video call to find the document.

verb To downplay or treat something as less important than it is.

• He tried to minimize his role in the mistake.
• Please don't minimize how hard she worked on this project.
• The manager tried to minimize the complaints, but customers were clearly upset.