Dismiss and Minimize

Dismiss

Dismiss verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: critics dismissed his music as mere noise

Minimize and dismiss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minimize" instead a verb "Dismiss".

Minimize

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory

Dismiss and minimize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismiss" instead a verb "Minimize".

Common collocations

chance dismiss chance minimize chance
issue dismiss issue minimize issue
possibility dismiss possibility minimize possibility
noise dismiss noise minimize noise
Other words: threat, feelings, problems.
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