minimise

• Réduire quelque chose au niveau le plus bas possible en quantité, degré ou taille ; diminuer l'importance ou l'ampleur de quelque chose, souvent délibérément.

A verb meaning to reduce something to the smallest possible amount, degree, or size.

1. Reduce to a minimumB2formal

   To make something as small or insignificant as possible.

   Réduire au minimum

   • We need to minimise the risk of errors in the report.
   • The company took steps to minimise its environmental impact.
   • She tried to minimise the amount of waste produced.

   Synonymescurtailcutdecreasediminishdownsizelessenreduceshrink

   Antonymesamplifyenlargeexpandincreasemaximise

2. Downplay or belittleB2formal

   To represent something as less important or significant than it actually is.

   Minimiser (déconsidérer)

   • He tried to minimise his role in the success of the project.
   • The politician minimised the severity of the crisis.
   • She minimised the difficulty of the task to encourage her team.

   Synonymesbelittledeprecatedevaluediminishdisparagedownplayplay downtrivializeunderrateunderstate

   Antonymesemphasizeexaggeratemaximiseoveremphasizeoverstate