diminish
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From Old French diminuer.
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to diminish (third-person singular simple present diminishes, present participle diminishing, simple past and past participle diminished)
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- (intransitive) To become smaller.
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (transitive, music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
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To make smaller
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To become smaller
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To taper
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To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone
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