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Dampen vs Minimize - What's the difference?

dampen | minimize |

In transitive terms the difference between dampen and minimize

is that dampen is to depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen while minimize is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

dampen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
  • To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  • * The Century
    • In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
  • * 2007 October 16, Jane E. Brody, “Despite Strides, Listeria Needs Vigilance”, ,
    • Pregnant women are 20 times as likely as other healthy young women to contract listeriosis, probably because in pregnancy the immune system is dampened to prevent rejection of the fetus.
  • To become damp; to deaden.

    • Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs ----

    minimize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Verb

    (minimiz)
  • To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
  • (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
    • I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.