minimizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From mínimo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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/
    • (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.

Spanish

Etymology

From mínimo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /minimiˈθaɾ/ [mi.ni.miˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /minimiˈsaɾ/ [mi.ni.miˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • 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

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