Hyphenation of minimize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word minimize? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

min-i-mize

Definitions of minimize:

1.	Make small or insignificant Let's minimize the risk
2.	Represent as less significant or important
3.	Cause to seem less serious Play down Don't belittle his influence

Synonyms of minimize:

verb	minimise, decrease, lessen, minify
verb	understate, minimise, downplay, inform
verb	belittle, denigrate, derogate, disparage, belittle, pick at

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.