minimizing

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 2.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of minimize
2. adjective Tending to minimize.

Similar words

derogate belittle denigrate understate abatement alleviating alleviation attenuation bridging curbing

Often followed by

the of their a or its costs this risk hyphenation

Word family

minimise minimised minimises minimising minimize minimized minimizes