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1. : to make less or cause to appear less. diminish an army's strength. His role in the company was diminished. 2. : to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle. diminish a rival's accomplishments. 3. architecture : to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1) a diminished column. intransitive verb. 1.
to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
Diminish definition: to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.. See examples of DIMINISH used in a sentence.
to reduce or be reduced in size or importance: [ I ] The threat of inflation is diminishing. [ T ] A single-payer system would diminish the bureaucratic cost of health care. diminution. noun [ C/U ] us / ˌdɪm·əˈnu·ʃən / (Definition of diminish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) diminish | Business English.
4 days ago · 1. verb. When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity . The threat of nuclear war has diminished. [VERB] Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state. [VERB noun] Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources. [VERB -ing]
Diminish means to make smaller or lesser. If you cover a lightbulb with a dark lamp shade, the light from the lamp will diminish. It can also mean become less important. Once the light has been dimmed, its role in lighting the room is diminished. If you look at diminish, you see 'minis' which comes from the Latin word minus, as in subtraction.
3 days ago · diminish. (dɪmɪnɪʃ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense diminishes, present participle diminishing, past tense, past participle diminished. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity. The threat of nuclear war has diminished.
