{
    "term": "minimize",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "minimize",
            "heSheIt": "minimizes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "minimized",
        "pastParticiple": "minimized",
        "ingForm": "minimizing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to reduce something, especially something bad, to the lowest possible level",
            "sensetop": "minimize something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Costs were minimized by using plastic instead of leather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposals are designed to minimize waste and encourage recycling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "measures to help minimize the effects of the recession"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to pay the cheapest possible rent in order to minimize costs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They worked at night in order to minimize the disruption."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to try to make something seem less important than it really is",
            "sensetop": "minimize something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He always tried to minimize his own faults, while exaggerating those of others."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make something small, especially on a computer screen",
            "sensetop": "minimize something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Minimize any windows you have open."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimize__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimizes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimized__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimizing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimize__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimizes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzd/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimized__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪmaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mi/minimize/minimizing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}