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- DictionaryDi·min·ish/dəˈminiSH/
verb
- 1. make or become less: "a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending"
DIMINISH meaning: 1 : to become or to cause (something) to become less in size, importance, etc.; 2 : to lessen the authority or reputation of (someone or something) to describe (something) as having little value or importance.
1 [intransitive, transitive] diminish (something) to become or to make something become smaller, weaker, etc. synonym decrease The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. His influence has diminished with time. Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money).
1. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. 2. (Architecture) ( tr) architect to cause (a column, etc) to taper. 3. (Music, other) ( tr) music to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. 4. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate.
diminish. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English di‧min‧ish /dəˈmɪnɪʃ/ AWL verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become smaller or less SYN reduce The party’s share of the electorate has diminished steadily. These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain. see thesaurus at decrease 2 [ transitive] to ...
to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. ( transitive) to cause (a column, etc) to taper. ( transitive) to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate.
To lessen; make or seem to make less or smaller by any means; reduce: opposed to increase and augment: as, to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue by reducing the customs. To lower in power, importance, or estimation; degrade; belittle; detract from.
Diminish definition, to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. See more.
