Minimize and Rebuke

Minimize

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

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

Rebuke

Rebuke verb - To criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault.
Usage example: the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college

Minimize and rebuke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Minimize" instead a verb "Rebuke".

Nearby Words: rebuked, rebuking

Common collocations

time minimize time rebuke time
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