minimize

[1]	reduce , minimise , shrink , lessen , diminish , prune , abbreviate , pare (down) , cut (down) , curtail , abridge , shorten , decrease , minify
[2]	belittle , understate , minimise , de-emphasize , downplay , downplay , play down , make little/light of , disparage , decry , deprecate , depreciate , misprize/misprise , devalue , devaluate , undervalue , underrate , underestimate , (US) talk down
[3]	belittle , denigrate , derogate