minimizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From mínimo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mi.ni.miˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mi.ni.miˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mi.ni.miˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ni.miˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mi‧zar

Verb

minimizar (first-person singular present minimizo, first-person singular preterite minimizei, past participle minimizado)

1. to minimize (make small as possible)

   Synonyms: diminuir, reduzir

   Antonym: maximizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of minimizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	minimizar
Personal	minimizar	minimizares	minimizar	minimizarmos	minimizardes	minimizarem
Gerund
	minimizando
Past participle
Masculine	minimizado			minimizados
Feminine	minimizada			minimizadas
Indicative
Present	minimizo	minimizas	minimiza	minimizamos	minimizais	minimizam
Imperfect	minimizava	minimizavas	minimizava	minimizávamos	minimizáveis	minimizavam
Preterite	minimizei	minimizaste	minimizou	minimizamos1, minimizámos2	minimizastes	minimizaram
Pluperfect	minimizara	minimizaras	minimizara	minimizáramos	minimizáreis	minimizaram
Future	minimizarei	minimizarás	minimizará	minimizaremos	minimizareis	minimizarão
Conditional	minimizaria	minimizarias	minimizaria	minimizaríamos	minimizaríeis	minimizariam
Subjunctive
Present	minimize	minimizes	minimize	minimizemos	minimizeis	minimizem
Imperfect	minimizasse	minimizasses	minimizasse	minimizássemos	minimizásseis	minimizassem
Future	minimizar	minimizares	minimizar	minimizarmos	minimizardes	minimizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		minimiza	minimize	minimizemos	minimizai	minimizem
Negative (não)		não minimizes	não minimize	não minimizemos	não minimizeis	não minimizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• minimização
• minimizado
• mínimo

 

Spanish

Etymology

From mínimo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /minimiˈθaɾ/ [mi.ni.miˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /minimiˈsaɾ/ [mi.ni.miˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mi‧zar

Verb

minimizar (first-person singular present minimizo, first-person singular preterite minimicé, past participle minimizado)

1. (transitive) to minimize, to downplay, to play down, to underplay, to belittle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of minimizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			minimizar
gerund			minimizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		minimizado		minimizada
		plural		minimizados		minimizadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	minimizo	minimizastú minimizásvos	minimiza	minimizamos	minimizáis	minimizan
	imperfect	minimizaba	minimizabas	minimizaba	minimizábamos	minimizabais	minimizaban
	preterite	minimicé	minimizaste	minimizó	minimizamos	minimizasteis	minimizaron
	future	minimizaré	minimizarás	minimizará	minimizaremos	minimizaréis	minimizarán
	conditional	minimizaría	minimizarías	minimizaría	minimizaríamos	minimizaríais	minimizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	minimice	minimicestú minimicésvos2	minimice	minimicemos	minimicéis	minimicen
	imperfect (ra)	minimizara	minimizaras	minimizara	minimizáramos	minimizarais	minimizaran
	imperfect (se)	minimizase	minimizases	minimizase	minimizásemos	minimizaseis	minimizasen
	future1	minimizare	minimizares	minimizare	minimizáremos	minimizareis	minimizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		minimizatú minimizávos	minimice	minimicemos	minimizad	minimicen
	negative		no minimices	no minimice	no minimicemos	no minimicéis	no minimicen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of minimizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive minimizar	dative	minimizarme	minimizarte	minimizarle, minimizarse	minimizarnos	minimizaros	minimizarles, minimizarse
	accusative	minimizarme	minimizarte	minimizarlo, minimizarla, minimizarse	minimizarnos	minimizaros	minimizarlos, minimizarlas, minimizarse
with gerund minimizando	dative	minimizándome	minimizándote	minimizándole, minimizándose	minimizándonos	minimizándoos	minimizándoles, minimizándose
	accusative	minimizándome	minimizándote	minimizándolo, minimizándola, minimizándose	minimizándonos	minimizándoos	minimizándolos, minimizándolas, minimizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative minimiza	dative	minimízame	minimízate	minimízale	minimízanos	not used	minimízales
	accusative	minimízame	minimízate	minimízalo, minimízala	minimízanos	not used	minimízalos, minimízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative minimizá	dative	minimizame	minimizate	minimizale	minimizanos	not used	minimizales
	accusative	minimizame	minimizate	minimizalo, minimizala	minimizanos	not used	minimizalos, minimizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative minimice	dative	minimíceme	not used	minimícele, minimícese	minimícenos	not used	minimíceles
	accusative	minimíceme	not used	minimícelo, minimícela, minimícese	minimícenos	not used	minimícelos, minimícelas
with first-person plural imperative minimicemos	dative	not used	minimicémoste	minimicémosle	minimicémonos	minimicémoos	minimicémosles
	accusative	not used	minimicémoste	minimicémoslo, minimicémosla	minimicémonos	minimicémoos	minimicémoslos, minimicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative minimizad	dative	minimizadme	not used	minimizadle	minimizadnos	minimizaos	minimizadles
	accusative	minimizadme	not used	minimizadlo, minimizadla	minimizadnos	minimizaos	minimizadlos, minimizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative minimicen	dative	minimícenme	not used	minimícenle	minimícennos	not used	minimícenles, minimícense
	accusative	minimícenme	not used	minimícenlo, minimícenla	minimícennos	not used	minimícenlos, minimícenlas, minimícense

Derived terms

• minimizador

 

Further reading

• “minimizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10