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   Di·min·ish

   /dəˈminiSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become less: "a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending" Similar decreasedeclinereducelessenshrinkcontractgrow smallerfall offdrop offslacken offfalldropsinkslumpplummetplungefall off a cliffinformal:hit the floorgo through the floorgo downhillreducecurtailcutcut downcut backprunepare downlessenlowerdecreaseshrinkcontractnarrowconstrictrestrictlimitcurbcheckbluntweakenmake weakererodeunderminesapsubsidewaneabatedwindlefadedeclineslackenmoderateebbrecededie awaydie downdie outpeter outtail offcool offlet upfizzle outsettle downcome to an endarchaic:remitOpposite increaseincreaseflare upget worse
   • ▪ make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable: "the trial has aged and diminished him" Similar belittledisparagedenigratedeprecatedepreciatedevaluedemeandecrycast aspersions onspeak ill ofspeak badly ofrun downabuseinsultrevilemalignvilifyslurinformal:bad-mouthpull to piecespull apartsling mud atdo a hatchet job onrubbishslateslag offhave a go atrare:aspersederogatevilipendvituperateOpposite boost

   Word Origin late Middle English: blend of archaic minish ‘diminish’ (based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’) and obsolete diminue ‘speak disparagingly’ (based on Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere ‘make small’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. diminishable adjective

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2. staytunedguitar.com › diminished-chordsDiminished Chords: Made Easy For Beginners - STG

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   May 29, 2024 · Diminished chords are a powerful tool used to propel lackluster chord progressions forward with conviction. These guitar chords are a bit more complicated to understand than major and minor chords and because of their dissonant sound, complicated to implement with taste. Diminished chords are created by stacking two minor 3rds.

3. lexigoanswers.com › diminish-lexigoDiminish Lexigo Answers

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   May 10, 2024 · While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Diminish. Lexigo is a fantastic daily word puzzle game where you have to find the hidden answers from the given clues. Diminish was last spotted on May 10 2024 Lexigo puzzle. The solution we have for Diminish has a total of 6 letters.

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   Crossword Clue. Here is the answer for the crossword clue Diminished last seen in Thomas Joseph puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 91% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EBBED. advertisement.

5. www.livinglutheran.org › 2024 › 05Beyond diminishment to full personhood in Christ - Living ...

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   May 29, 2024 · We all know what it feels like to be diminished by others—to have our identity reduced to one mistake or one bad habit; to be dismissed, perhaps before we’ve even introduced ourselves, on account of our job, or our appearance or our background.

6. www.howtopronounce.com › diminishedHow to pronounce diminished | HowToPronounce.com

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   May 29, 2024 · German : vermindert. Italian : diminuita.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeditationMeditation - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions.

8. www.goodreads.com › quotes › 39893Quote by Stephen King: “The most important things are the ...

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   May 31, 2024 · “The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it?