minimizan

Minimizan is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb minimizar, meaning “they minimize.” It appears in ordinary Spanish to describe actions in which a group reduces or lowers something, such as costs, risks, or time.

Etymology and morphology: Minimizar is a regular -ar verb. Its present indicative endings for third-person plural are -an, yielding minimizan. The form is an inflected variant rather than a standalone noun or concept, and its exact meaning depends on the direct object or context that follows.

Usage and examples: Common contexts include business, safety, or project planning. For example, Las empresas minimizan sus costos mediante medidas de eficiencia. Los responsables minimizan los riesgos con auditorías y controles. In passive-like constructions, one may also see se minimizan or costos se minimizan, depending on the sentence structure.

Notes: As a verb form, minimizan does not carry a separate lexical entry beyond minimizar. Its frequency and nuance can vary with regional dialects; in more formal writing, mantener la forma íntegra de la conjugación es typical, while spoken language often relies on similar forms with regional cadence.

See also: Minimizar, Minimización, Spanish verb conjugation.