Slow vs Minimize - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between slow and minimize

is that slow is to become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate while minimize is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

As verbs the difference between slow and minimize

is that slow is to make (something) run, move, etc less quickly; to reduce the speed of while minimize is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

As an adjective slow

is taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

As a noun slow

is someone who is slow; a sluggard.

As an adverb slow

is slowly.

slow

English

Adjective

(er)

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

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Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

* (John Milton)

These changes in the heavens, though slow , produced / Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.

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Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.

* The Bible, Prov. xiv. 29

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.

(of a clock or the like) Behind]] in time; indicating a time [[early, earlier than the true time.

Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

Synonyms

* See also * (taking a long time to move a short distance) deliberate; moderate * (not happening in a short time) gradual * (of reduced intellectual capacity) dull-witted * (acting with deliberation) dilatory, inactive, tardy, slothful, sluggish * (lacking spirit) boring, dull

Antonyms

* (taking a long time to move a short distance) fast, quick, rapid, swift * (of reduced intellectual capacity) prompt, quick * (acting with deliberation) hasty, precipitate, prompt * (lacking spirit) brisk, lively

Derived terms

* slow motion, slo-mo * slow-belly * slow burn * slowish * slowly * slow march * slowness * slowpoke

Verb

(en verb)

To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

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After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.

Synonyms

* (keep from going quickly) delay, hinder, retard * (become slow) decelerate, slacken

Derived terms

* slower * slow up * slow down

Noun

(en noun)

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

(music) A slow song.

Adverb

(er)

Slowly.

That clock is running slow .

* Shakespeare

Let him have time to mark how slow time goes / In time of sorrow.

Anagrams

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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.