minimizes
SayMIN-i-myz-izUS/ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz.ɪz/UK/ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz.ɪz/AUS/ˈmɪn.ɪˌmɑɪz.ɪz/
UK spellingminimises
- 1Third-person singular simple present of minimize.
The software automatically minimizes background activity to save battery.
A skilled negotiator minimizes conflict while still defending her position.
Note
This is the form that goes with he, she, it or a singular noun, and it carries every meaning of the base verb: a plan minimizes risk, a click minimizes a window, a critic minimizes a rival's achievement, a careless boss minimizes a junior colleague. Because the stem already ends in a z sound, the ending is said as an extra syllable, as in sizes and prizes.
minimizes is a form of minimize
minimize, verb: To make something smaller or reduce it to the lowest possible amount or degree. Full entry
- Forms
- minimizeminimizes he/she/itminimizing -ing formminimized past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- minimize → minimizes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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