minimise
/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/verb
उच्चारण मिनिमाइज़
न्यूनतम करना, कम-से-कम करना
Core word
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[T]
to reduce something, especially something bad, to the lowest possible level
न्यूनतम करना, कम-से-कम करना
- Wear a helmet to minimise the risk of head injury.
- We must minimise waste.
- Planting trees helps to minimise the effects of pollution.
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- Banks use security checks to minimise fraud.
- Good planning can minimise delays on the building site.
Synonyms reduce decrease lessen cut down
Opposite maximise increase
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[T]
to try to make something seem less important or less serious than it really is
(किसी बात को) कम करके आँकना, हल्का बताना
- The company tried to minimise the problem.
- The spokesman tried to minimise the damage by calling it a small error.
- Do not try to minimise what happened to him.
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- The captain minimised the loss, saying it was only one match.
- Critics accused the minister of minimising the seriousness of the crisis.
Synonyms play down belittle downplay understate
Opposite exaggerate emphasize
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[T] computing
to make a window on a computer screen very small
(स्क्रीन पर विंडो को) छोटा करना
- Minimise the browser and open the file.
- He minimised the video window so that the teacher could not see it.
- Press this button to minimise the window.
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- I minimised the chat window while I was working.
- If you minimise the app, it will keep running in the background.
Opposite maximise
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
minimise + noun
Use it with a noun for something unwanted that you try to keep as small as possible, such as risk, loss, damage or cost.
जब किसी अवांछित चीज़, जैसे risk, loss, damage या cost, को जितना हो सके उतना कम करना हो, तब 'minimise' के बाद noun आता है।
- Radhika revised daily to minimise the chance of silly mistakes.
- The bank introduced a new system to minimise delays.
minimise + the importance / significance of
It can also mean to talk about something as if it were less serious than it really is.
इसका अर्थ किसी बात को वास्तविकता से कम गंभीर बताना भी हो सकता है, तब importance या significance जैसे शब्द साथ आते हैं।
- The minister tried to minimise the importance of the report.
- Do not minimise her achievement just because she did not top the list.
minimise (a window / a screen)
In computing it means to reduce a window to a small button on the taskbar, and the opposite is maximise.
Computer के संदर्भ में इसका अर्थ किसी window को छोटा करके taskbar में भेजना है; इसका विपरीत 'maximise' है।
- Minimise the video before you open the online form.
be minimised (passive)
The passive is common in formal writing about risks and losses.
जोखिम और हानि के बारे में औपचारिक लेखन में passive रूप 'be minimised' आम है।
- Waste can be minimised by planning meals in advance.
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minimise + noun (risk)
riskdamagelossdisruptionwaste
- Wearing a helmet minimises the risk of serious injury.
minimise + noun (cost)
costexpensedelayerrorsimpact
- The school used solar panels to minimise electricity costs.
adverb + minimise
greatlysignificantlyeffectivelydeliberatelyunfairly
- Regular practice significantly minimises exam stress.
try / aim / seek + to minimise
try toaim toseek tohelp tobe designed to
- The new timetable is designed to minimise overlap between classes.
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- Farmers dig drains before the monsoon to minimise damage to their crops.
किसान मानसून से पहले नालियाँ खोदते हैं ताकि फसलों को होने वाला नुकसान कम से कम हो।
- Please minimise the chat window; it is blocking the question paper.
कृपया chat window को minimise कर दीजिए; वह प्रश्न-पत्र को ढक रही है।
- He minimised his own mistake and blamed the weather for the defeat.
उसने अपनी गलती को छोटा बताया और हार के लिए मौसम को दोष दिया।
- Careful reading helps you minimise negative marking in the SSC paper.
ध्यान से पढ़ने से आप SSC paper में negative marking को कम से कम कर सकते हैं।
- Railway officials worked through the night to minimise the inconvenience to passengers.
रेलवे अधिकारियों ने यात्रियों की असुविधा कम से कम करने के लिए रात भर काम किया।
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✗ The company wants to minimise the profit.
✓ The company wants to maximise the profit.
Minimise is used for unwanted things; for something wanted such as profit, the verb is maximise.
'Minimise' अवांछित चीज़ों के लिए आता है; लाभ जैसी वांछित चीज़ के लिए 'maximise' का प्रयोग होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean making something smaller, but they differ in how complete the reduction is and what is reduced.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को छोटा करने का भाव देती हैं, पर घटाने की मात्रा और घटाई जाने वाली चीज़ में अंतर है।
To reduce something unwanted to the lowest level you can reach, not necessarily to zero.
किसी अवांछित चीज़ को न्यूनतम संभव स्तर तक घटाना, ज़रूरी नहीं कि शून्य तक।
- Good drainage minimises flooding.
The general word for making something smaller or less, by any amount.
किसी भी मात्रा में कुछ छोटा या कम करने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The shop reduced its prices before Diwali.
Can be used for something that becomes smaller by itself, not only when someone reduces it.
यह उस चीज़ के लिए भी आ सकता है जो अपने आप घटती है, केवल तब नहीं जब कोई उसे घटाए।
- The number of mosquitoes decreases in winter.
To remove something completely, so that none is left.
किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह हटा देना ताकि कुछ भी शेष न रहे।
- The campaign aims to eliminate the disease from the district.