minimize

1. (transitive)To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.

   We have to minimize the budget.

   Try to minimize your biases.

   minimieren

   минимизи́роватьminimizírovatʹ, своди́ть к ми́нимумуsvodítʹ k mínimumu

   мінімізува́тиminimizuváty

   make small or insignificant

2. (transitive)To relegate or assign (something) to a less insignificant status; diminish.

   The insurance adjuster tried to minimize the extent of the damage to lessen the company's exposure to liability.

3. (transitive)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.

   minimieren

   свора́чиватьsvoráčivatʹ, сверну́тьsvernútʹ, минимизи́роватьminimizírovatʹ

4. (transitive)To treat (someone) in a slighting manner.

5. (transitive)To treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.

   to minimize someone's feelings

1. We need to minimize the risk of infection.

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2. What can be done to minimize the risk?

   ruЧто можно сделать, чтобы минимизировать риск? — Wezel

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3. I want to minimize the chances of another accident.

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4. I want to minimize the chances of another incident.

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5. Is there anything we can do to minimize the risk?

   deKönnen wir das Risiko irgendwie minimieren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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