minimise

See also: minimisé

English

Verb

minimise (third-person singular simple present minimises, present participle minimising, simple past and past participle minimised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of minimize.
   • 1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185:

     A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.

   • 2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 71:

     Other requirements in similar vein are to minimise and mitigate the effects of airport expansion on existing surface access and to take all reasonable steps to minimise such effects during construction and operation.

   • 2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, pages 48–49:

     The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project. With London land prices rocketing, there was also a significant financial incentive.

French

Verb

minimise

1. inflection of minimiser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative