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Weaken vs Minimize - What's the difference?

weaken | minimize |

In lang=en terms the difference between weaken and minimize

is that weaken is to become weaker while minimize is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

As verbs the difference between weaken and minimize

is that weaken is to make weaker while minimize is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

weaken

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make weaker.
  • To become weaker.

    • 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.