Difference between Minimize and Derogate

MINIMIZE vs DEROGATE: NOUN

Represent as less significant or important
To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
Cause to seem less serious; play down
Make small or insignificant
Belittle

To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree.
To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size.
To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.
To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.

To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.

To reduce to a minimum, or to the lowest terms or proportions; make as little or slight as possible; also, to depreciate; treat slightingly: as, to minimize the chances of war. Also spelled minimise.
Cause to seem less serious
Play down

Play down
Cause to seem less serious
Lessened in extent, estimation, character, etc.; invalidated; degenerate; degraded; damaged.
Synonyms Depreciate, Derogate from, etc. See decry.
To fall away in character or conduct; degenerate.
To take away a part; detract; make an improper or injurious abatement: with from.
To take away; retrench; remove (from).
To detract from; abate; disparage.
To destroy or impair the force and effect of; lessen the extent, authority, etc., of.

Lessening, Counteract, Avoiding, Mitigating, Prevent, Reducing, Alleviate, Avoid, Reduce, Lessen, Mitigate, Derogate, Denigrate, Belittle, Understate

Waive, Deviation, Circumvent, Exempt, Abolish, Shirk, Rescind, Undermine, Deviate, Abrogation, Detract, Abrogate, Minimize, Belittle, Denigrate

Minimal, Lessening, Counteract, Avoiding, Mitigating, Prevent, Reducing, Avoid, Reduce, Lessen, Mitigate, Derogate, Denigrate, Belittle, Understate

Differ, Abscond, Impair, Waive, Deviation, Circumvent, Exempt, Rescind, Undermine, Deviate, Detract, Abrogate, Minimize, Belittle, Denigrate

What can I do to minimize more quickly?
Contains soluble and insoluble fiber to minimize bloating.
The merchant is bound to minimize his damages.
Other steps were taken to minimize collateral damage.
Storing your food correctly will also minimize frost.
It is extremely important to prevent or minimize heat loss, or if in a desert environment, to minimize water loss.
History of Environmental Protect our system and minimize outages Minimize any adverse environmental impacts regulations possible, and and the public.
Ideally minimize all three, but the cheapest is not the lightest the most energy efficient; minimizing minimize the others.
Future challenges for the development of radiolabeled antibodies and peptides will notably be to minimize these toxicities, in particular to minimize renal failure.
This project will investigate innovative materials, designs, and manufacturing methods to minimize production cost, minimize weight, and maintain the relevant performance requirements.

CISG a sensible regime not to derogate from or opt out.
Annex shall derogate from the specific rights and obligations thereunder.
For thisreason, States rarely formally derogate from their humanrights obligations.
So, Article 31 does not derogate the rights of citizens.
Those rules and conditions may derogate from general tort law.
Thus, in principle, no government may derogate from this procedure.
When can States derogate from the Human Rights Convention?
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Member State can derogate from certain general provisions.
Directive, parties may not derogate from certain requirements.