diminish
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French diminuer.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
diminish (third-person singular simple present diminishes, present participle diminishing, simple past and past participle diminished)
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- 2012 December 21, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
- The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.
- 2012 December 21, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
- (intransitive) To become smaller.
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- (transitive, music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
To make smaller
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To become smaller
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To taper
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