Minimized vs Minimizes - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between minimized and minimizes

is that minimized is (minimize) while minimizes is (minimize).

(head)

(minimize)

* (l) (non-Oxford British spelling)

(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.

(head)

(minimize)

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