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di·min·ish
(dĭ-mĭn′ĭsh)v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.
b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott).
2. To cause to taper.
3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
v.intr.
1. To become smaller or less.
2. To taper.
[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer, from Latin dīminuere, variant of dēminuere : dē-, de- + minuere, to lessen) and minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small, from past participle of minuere); see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
di·min′ish·a·ble adj.
di·min′ish·ment n.
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diminish
(dɪˈmɪnɪʃ)vb
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
[C15: blend of diminuen to lessen (from Latin dēminuere to make smaller, from minuere to reduce) + archaic minish to lessen]
diˈminishable adj
diˈminishingly adv
diˈminishment n
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di•min•ish
(dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ)v.t.
1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or less important; lessen; reduce.
2. to reduce (a musical interval) by a half step less than a perfect or minor interval.
3. to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.
4. to give a tapering form: a diminished column.
v.i. 5. to lessen; decrease.
[1400–50; b. diminuen (< Anglo-French diminuer < Medieval Latin dīminuere for Latin dēminuere to make smaller) and minishen, variant (assimilated to -ish2) of menusen < Middle French menu(i)sier < Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre; see mince]
di•min′ish•a•ble, adj.
di•min′ish•ment, n.
syn: See decrease.
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diminish
- A blend of diminue, "speak disparagingly," and minish, "reduce in amount, degree, influence, power."See also related terms for reduce.
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diminish
Past participle: diminished
Gerund: diminishing
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Verb | 1. | diminish - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" break - diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" shrivel, shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" taper - diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" drop off - fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test" vaporize, vanish, fly - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" break - fall sharply; "stock prices broke" change magnitude - change in size or magnitude weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" boil down, decoct, concentrate, reduce - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" die away, let up, slack off, abate, slack - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" remit - diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" de-escalate - diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time" shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" thin out - become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out" wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" wane - become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" decrescendo - grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" |
2. | diminish - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" |
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diminish
verb
1. decrease, decline, lessen, contract, weaken, shrink, dwindle, wane, recede, subside, ebb, taper, die out, fade away, abate, peter out The threat of war has diminished.
decrease increase, grow, expand, heighten, enlarge
decrease increase, grow, expand, heighten, enlarge
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Translations
zmenšit sezkrátit sezmenšit
formindske
pienentääpienentyävähentyä
smanjiti
minnka, rÿra
減らす
줄이다
sumažintas
samazinātsamazināties
zmanjšati se
minska
ทำให้ลดลง
azal makazalmak
giảm bớt
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diminish
[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] vt (= lessen) → atténuer
vi (= grow less) → diminuerdiminished responsibility n (LAW) → responsabilité f atténuéediminishing returns npl → rendements mpl décroissants
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diminish
vt
(= reduce) → verringern; price, authority → herabsetzen; value, strength → (ver)mindern, verringern; number → verkleinern; enthusiasm → dämpfen; reputation → schmälern; power → einschränken
vi (= be reduced) → sich verringern; (speed, authority, strength) → abnehmen, sich vermindern; (price) → fallen, sinken; (value) → sich vermindern, sich verringern; (number) → sich verkleinern; (enthusiasm) → nachlassen; (reputation) → schlechter werden; law of diminishing returns (Econ) → Gesetz nt → von der fallenden Profitrate; to diminish in size → kleiner werden; to diminish in value → im Wert sinken, an Wert verlieren
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diminish
[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
diminish
(diˈminiʃ) verb to make or become less. Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.
diˈminished adjective (negative undiminished).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
diminish
→ يُقَلِّلُ zmenšit se formindske verringern μικραίνω disminuir vähentyä diminuer smanjiti diminuire 減らす 줄이다 verminderen svekke zmniejszyć diminuir уменьшать minska ทำให้ลดลง azalmak giảm bớt 减少Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
diminish
v. disminuir, reducir; amortiguar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
diminish
vt, vi disminuirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.