Drop and Minimize

Drop

Drop verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Usage example: with these icy road conditions, drivers should be dropping their speed

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

Nearby Words: dropped, dropping, droplet, dropout, dropper

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

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

amount	drop amount	minimize amount
weight	drop weight	minimize weight

No matter how much you minimize the penalty via the settings for dying, your Wellness stat will drop.

Source: Video Game / 7 Days to Die
In Tetris: The Grand Master 2 and 3, if the clock reaches 15 minutes, the game will go into instant-drop speed and the delays for piece lock, appearance, and the line clear animation will minimize.

Source: Stalked by the Bell

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