The North American spelling is minimize, related words are minimizes and minimized, and the nouns minimizing, minimizer and minimization. Minimize and minimise are examples of a group of words that are spelled with a “z” in American English and with an “s” in British English.

What does it mean to be minimized?

1 : to reduce or keep to a minimum minimize costs minimize delays. 2 : to underestimate intentionally : play down, soft-pedal minimizing losses in our own forces while maximizing those of the enemy.

What does it mean to minimize a situation?

transitive verb. If you minimize a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level, or prevent it from increasing beyond that level.