minimizev.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnᵻmʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– minimise, 1800s– minimize.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin minimus , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin minimus smallest, least (see minimum n. and adj.) + -ize suffix. Compare slightly earlier maximize v.Some usage guides criticize use in sense 2, especially with modifying adverbs or adverb phrases (which in fact appears to be uncommon): see further Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) 637/1.

a. transitive. To reduce (esp. something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount, extent, or degree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce to least possible amount

minimize1815

minimalize1975

1815 J. Bentham Chrestomathia ii. 12 The pleasure afforded by delinquency in the shape of idleness, is minimized by the Place-capturing principle.

a1832 J. Bentham Princ. Judicial Procedure i, in Wks. (1843) II. 8 The adjective branch..may be said to have two specific ends: the one positive, maximizing the execution and effect given to the substantive branch; the other negative, minimizing the evil [etc.].

1850 Littell's Living Age 9 Nov. 275/2 An effective overriding jurisdiction..might arrange repairs and alterations in such a manner as to minimize public inconvenience.

1881 H. James Washington Square ix. 68 She sat motionless..shrinking together as if to minimize the indiscretion of which she confessed herself guilty.

1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xi. 95 Had they considered the note as a whole it would have driven them miserable or mad. Considered item by item, the emotional content was minimized.

1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 123 The cost of typesetting is minimized, and there is great saving of time and labor, as compared with hand-setting.

1966 Maclean's 2 Apr. 18/3 The blood should be replaced with a chemical that would prevent, or at least minimize, cellular damage during freezing.

1988 Which? Feb. 64/3 Ask if there's more than one possible layout for the carpet to minimise wastage.

2000 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 29 Mar. These properties are not too old and they were built in a way which minimises fire spread.

b. transitive. Mathematics. To cause (a function, etc.) to have or assume a minimum value.

ΚΠ

1901 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 2 423 If the curve C minimize [sic] the integral I, its image C′ will minimize I′.

1924 Amer. Math. Monthly 31 118 The quantity to be minimized in the particular problem that was proposed is [etc.].

1961 Canad. Math. Bull. 4 143 To find in the plane of T the point p which minimizes the sum of the distances |pa₁| + |pa₂| + |pa₃|. p..is unique.

1990 E. Horowitz & S. Sahni Fund. Data Structures in Pascal (ed. 3) x. 566 An optimal binary search tree for the identifier set a₁,…, a_n is one which minimizes Eq.(10.1) over all possible binary search trees.

2. transitive. To represent or estimate (a thing) at less than the true value, significance, etc. Also in weakened sense: to play down; to belittle, dismiss.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue

to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395

disprize1480

misprize1483

to make light of1526

extenuate1529

to make the worst ofc1530

seclude?1531

to take (also wrest) to the worst1531

deprisec1550

disparagea1556

undermatch1571

embase1577

underbid1593

underprize1600

underpoise1602

undervalue1611

minorize1615

underspeak1635

underthink1646

underrate1650

minify1676

under-measure1682

underpraise1698

sneeze1806

understate1824

disappreciate1828

under-estimatea1850

minimize1866

to play down1869

worsen1885

to sell short1936

downplay1948

underplay1949

lowball1979

minimalize1979

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > treat as of little importance

to dally out1548

to make a (etc.) slight (of)c1619

minimize1866

1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man iv. 360 Instead of minimizing he maximized the distinction of himself from other men.

1884 Christian World 28 Aug. 649/5 Let no one think..Jesus ever minimised the exceeding sinfulness of sin.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 512/1 Albo set the example of minimizing Messianism in the formulation of Jewish beliefs.

1928 Punch 24 Oct. 466/1 I am not minimising the difficulty of Porlock, where the bus may conk out and be hauled up ignominiously by ropes.

1949 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Laura's Bishop xxv. 171 To call this, when it comes, a world war is to minimize its importance. It will be worse than a world war.

1993 J. Gray Men are from Mars v. 77 Men support one another by..minimizing their troubles.

†3. intransitive. Chiefly Theology. To take the most moderate view possible of what is implied by a doctrine or an obligation. Cf. maximize v. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > [verb (intransitive)] > moderate

minimize1875

1875 J. H. Newman Let. 26 Feb. Postscr., in Diffic. Anglicans (1876) II. 365 When I speak of minimizing, I am not turning the profession of it into a dogma; men, if they will, may maximize for me, provided they too keep from dogmatizing.

1898 W. J. K. Little Our Churches 13 The Roman Church may be said to maximise, the Anglican to minimise. The Anglican teaches just what is necessary to be believed for the salvation of souls; the Roman turns pious opinions into necessary doctrines.

4. intransitive. To attain a minimum value or significance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > reach minimum level or point

to touch bottom1886

minimize1973

1973 Physics Bull. Dec. 725/3 One of the unexpected discoveries made using hvem is that for a particular incident electron energy the diffracted intensity may minimize rather than maximize.

1975 Physics Bull. Jan. 13 Other parameters used to measure the intensity of the solar cycle tend to minimize at this time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minimize
释义	minimizev. Brit. /ˈmɪnᵻmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– minimise, 1800s– minimize. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin minimus , -ize suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin minimus smallest, least (see minimum n. and adj.) + -ize suffix. Compare slightly earlier maximize v.Some usage guides criticize use in sense 2, especially with modifying adverbs or adverb phrases (which in fact appears to be uncommon): see further Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) 637/1. 1. a. transitive. To reduce (esp. something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount, extent, or degree. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce to least possible amount minimize1815 minimalize1975 1815 J. Bentham Chrestomathia ii. 12 The pleasure afforded by delinquency in the shape of idleness, is minimized by the Place-capturing principle. a1832 J. Bentham Princ. Judicial Procedure i, in Wks. (1843) II. 8 The adjective branch..may be said to have two specific ends: the one positive, maximizing the execution and effect given to the substantive branch; the other negative, minimizing the evil [etc.]. 1850 Littell's Living Age 9 Nov. 275/2 An effective overriding jurisdiction..might arrange repairs and alterations in such a manner as to minimize public inconvenience. 1881 H. James Washington Square ix. 68 She sat motionless..shrinking together as if to minimize the indiscretion of which she confessed herself guilty. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xi. 95 Had they considered the note as a whole it would have driven them miserable or mad. Considered item by item, the emotional content was minimized. 1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 123 The cost of typesetting is minimized, and there is great saving of time and labor, as compared with hand-setting. 1966 Maclean's 2 Apr. 18/3 The blood should be replaced with a chemical that would prevent, or at least minimize, cellular damage during freezing. 1988 Which? Feb. 64/3 Ask if there's more than one possible layout for the carpet to minimise wastage. 2000 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 29 Mar. These properties are not too old and they were built in a way which minimises fire spread. b. transitive. Mathematics. To cause (a function, etc.) to have or assume a minimum value. ΚΠ 1901 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 2 423 If the curve C minimize [sic] the integral I, its image C′ will minimize I′. 1924 Amer. Math. Monthly 31 118 The quantity to be minimized in the particular problem that was proposed is [etc.]. 1961 Canad. Math. Bull. 4 143 To find in the plane of T the point p which minimizes the sum of the distances \|pa₁\| + \|pa₂\| + \|pa₃\|. p..is unique. 1990 E. Horowitz & S. Sahni Fund. Data Structures in Pascal (ed. 3) x. 566 An optimal binary search tree for the identifier set a₁,…, a_n is one which minimizes Eq.(10.1) over all possible binary search trees. 2. transitive. To represent or estimate (a thing) at less than the true value, significance, etc. Also in weakened sense: to play down; to belittle, dismiss. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 disprize1480 misprize1483 to make light of1526 extenuate1529 to make the worst ofc1530 seclude?1531 to take (also wrest) to the worst1531 deprisec1550 disparagea1556 undermatch1571 embase1577 underbid1593 underprize1600 underpoise1602 undervalue1611 minorize1615 underspeak1635 underthink1646 underrate1650 minify1676 under-measure1682 underpraise1698 sneeze1806 understate1824 disappreciate1828 under-estimatea1850 minimize1866 to play down1869 worsen1885 to sell short1936 downplay1948 underplay1949 lowball1979 minimalize1979 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > treat as of little importance to dally out1548 to make a (etc.) slight (of)c1619 minimize1866 1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man iv. 360 Instead of minimizing he maximized the distinction of himself from other men. 1884 Christian World 28 Aug. 649/5 Let no one think..Jesus ever minimised the exceeding sinfulness of sin. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 512/1 Albo set the example of minimizing Messianism in the formulation of Jewish beliefs. 1928 Punch 24 Oct. 466/1 I am not minimising the difficulty of Porlock, where the bus may conk out and be hauled up ignominiously by ropes. 1949 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Laura's Bishop xxv. 171 To call this, when it comes, a world war is to minimize its importance. It will be worse than a world war. 1993 J. Gray Men are from Mars v. 77 Men support one another by..minimizing their troubles. †3. intransitive. Chiefly Theology. To take the most moderate view possible of what is implied by a doctrine or an obligation. Cf. maximize v. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > doctrine > [verb (intransitive)] > moderate minimize1875 1875 J. H. Newman Let. 26 Feb. Postscr., in Diffic. Anglicans (1876) II. 365 When I speak of minimizing, I am not turning the profession of it into a dogma; men, if they will, may maximize for me, provided they too keep from dogmatizing. 1898 W. J. K. Little Our Churches 13 The Roman Church may be said to maximise, the Anglican to minimise. The Anglican teaches just what is necessary to be believed for the salvation of souls; the Roman turns pious opinions into necessary doctrines. 4. intransitive. To attain a minimum value or significance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > reach minimum level or point to touch bottom1886 minimize1973 1973 Physics Bull. Dec. 725/3 One of the unexpected discoveries made using hvem is that for a particular incident electron energy the diffracted intensity may minimize rather than maximize. 1975 Physics Bull. Jan. 13 Other parameters used to measure the intensity of the solar cycle tend to minimize at this time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1815
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