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decrease vs minimize

minimize vs decrease

decrease is a noun but minimize is not a noun.

decrease and minimize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
minimize No No Yes No
As verbs, minimize is a hyponym of decrease; that is, minimize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • minimize: make small or insignificant
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) minimize (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) minimize (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range make small or insignificant
make become smaller cause to seem less serious; play down
represent as less significant or important
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