minimize

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

min·i·mize (mĭnʹə-mīz')tr.v. min·i··mized, min·i··miz·ing, min·i··miz·es
1.
a. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
b. Usage Problem. To reduce. See Usage Note at minimal.
2. To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size:
minimized the magnitude of the crisis.
See Synonyms at decry. [From minimum.] min'i·mi·zaʹtion (-mĭ-zāʹshən) n.minʹi·miz'er n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  belittle, denigrate, derogate, understate, minimise, downplay
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify, maximize, maximise