Difference between Minimize and Mitigate

MINIMIZE vs MITIGATE: VERB

Represent as less significant or important
Make small or insignificant
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
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 reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.
To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.

To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen
To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.
To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. : relieve.

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

To make milder or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree, as something objectionable, reprehensible, distressing, harmful, etc.; moderate; alleviate; assuage.
To soften; mollify; make mild and accessible.
Synonyms Alleviate, Relieve, etc. See alleviate.
To temper

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

Compensate, Remedy, Eliminate, Avoid, Remediate, Offset, Minimizing, Counteract, Reduce, Alleviate, Ameliorate, Lessen, Minimize, Extenuate, Palliate

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

Rectify, Attenuate, Remedy, Eliminate, Avoid, Remediate, Offset, Minimizing, Counteract, Reduce, Ameliorate, Lessen, Minimize, Extenuate, Palliate

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.

What can I do to mitigate these risks?
The effort to mitigate need not be successful.
CDC guidance to mitigate transmission of the virus.
Several resources are required to mitigate the incident.
They will also work to identify and mitigate.
Following the guidelines below may mitigate this risk.
Mitigate ethical risks and avoid AI decision making.
Workplaces could consider these quarantine alternatives as measures to mitigate staffing shortages, but they are not the preferred options to mitigate staffing shortages.
An EIR will address how to mitigate significant impacts; however, it may not be possible to mitigate all impacts.
Current Controversy: To Mitigate or Not to Mitigate?