Engineers designed the building's windows to minimize heat loss during the winter months.
工程师设计了建筑的窗户，以在冬季最大限度减少热量损失。
- This canopy shape helps the tree minimize water loss by casting a dense, wide shadow over its own root system in an extremely arid climate.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “minimize”?
C — Reduce to least amount. “minimize” means reduce to least amount.
Which word means “reduce to least amount”?
C — minimize. “minimize” means reduce to least amount.
minimize — reduce to least amount. In Chinese: 使减到最少.
minimize is pronounced /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/.
Engineers designed the building's windows to minimize heat loss during the winter months. (工程师设计了建筑的窗户，以在冬季最大限度减少热量损失。)
reduce, lessen, diminish — all close in meaning to minimize (reduce to least amount).
maximize, increase — each the opposite of minimize (reduce to least amount).
Yes. minimize is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
mini(small)+mize(cause to)