minimize (v.)

• abbreviate
• abridge
• belittle
• curtail
• de-emphasize
• debase
• decrease
• decry
• degrade
• deprecate
• depreciate
• derogate
• devaluate
• devalue
• diminish
• discount
• discredit
• disgrace
• disparage
• downplay
• dwarf
• knock
• lessen
• minify
• misestimate
• prune
• reduce
• shorten
• shrink
• slight
• underestimate
• underplay
• underrate
• undervalue