minimize
v.v. to make something as small as possible. You can use this for physical things, like a window on a computer screen, or for abstract things like risks.
v. to reduce something to the smallest possible amount, extent, or degree. Also used to represent something as less important or significant than it truly is.
You should minimize the window to see your desktop.
The company implemented new safety protocols to minimize the risk of accidents in the factory.
While the spokesperson attempted to minimize the impact of the data breach, independent analysts suggested the long-term reputational damage could be substantial.
From Latin minimus + -ize.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In computing contexts, it specifically refers to collapsing a graphical window into a taskbar icon.
minimize about the problemminimize the problemMinimize is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before its object.