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min•i•mize
Pronunciation: (min'u-mīz"), [key]—
v.t., -mized, -miz•ing.
1. to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
2. to represent at the lowest possible amount, value, importance, influence, etc., esp. in a disparaging way; belittle.
Also, esp. Brit.,min'i•mise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.