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diminish

/ diminish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
"don''t belittle your colleagues"
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
Opposites:
increase
Type of:
change magnitude
Kinds of:
break shrink shrivel taper drop off
Derived:
drop dip fall free fall decline
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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decrease lessen minify change magnitude break shrink shrivel taper drop off increase