Minimalised

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Reduced to the smallest possible amount or degree ; treated as less important or serious than it really is
2. Cut down to the least extent achievable ; downplayed so that something seems less significant than it truly is
3. Brought down to the lowest practical level ; belittled or made to appear trivial when it actually matters a great deal

Etymology: "Minimalised" is the British spelling of "minimalized," the past tense and past participle of "minimalise," which means to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree. The verb is built from "minimal," itself drawn from the Latin "minimus," meaning "smallest," with the English suffix "-ise" (or "-ize") added to turn it into a verb of making or treating something in a particular way. Its history follows the modern term it comes from. "Minimal" was adopted into English from the Latin "minimus," and the sense "reduced to the least possible" grew in use over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The verb form appeared later still, as speakers needed a way to describe the act of cutting something back to a minimum, whether a budget, a role, or a set of features.

Synonyms: minimized, reduced, lessened

Antonyms: maximised, maximized, expanded