Minimized vs Lessened - What's the difference?
minimized | lessened |
(minimize)
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.
As verbs the difference between minimized and lessened
is that minimized is (minimize) while lessened is (lessen).As an adjective lessened is
having been lessened.minimized
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Verb
(head)minimize
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Alternative forms
* (l) (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
(minimiz)- I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.