Bring back up
To unminimize is to restore a window or application from its minimized state, returning it to visible size on screen.
The opposite of minimize in computing contexts: I unminimized the browser to check my email.
Sometimes expressed as restore or maximize, though unminimize specifically reverses minimization rather than enlarging to full screen.
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Bring back up
To unminimize is to restore a window or application from its minimized state, returning it to visible size on screen.
The opposite of minimize in computing contexts: I unminimized the browser to check my email.
Sometimes expressed as restore or maximize, though unminimize specifically reverses minimization rather than enlarging to full screen.
1. restore — reopen, Make accessible again; restore (Return to earlier state); expand (Increase in size); unhide (Make visible again); show · display · reveal · bring back · pop up · reactivate · recover · resurface · reappear · open
2. reversal — undo, Reverse a prior action; reverse (Turn to opposite); untuck (Remove from secured fold); undock (Separate from station); unclose · unshrink · revert · toggle · return · recall
window state actionunminimize ≠ minimize Reduce to smallest extent; shrink · hide · collapse · dock · close
unminimized
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/unminimize