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Minimize vs Minimand - What's the difference?

minimize | minimand |

As a verb minimize

is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

As a noun minimand is

that which is to be minimized.

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.

    minimand

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is to be minimized.

    • Antonyms

    * maximand