diminish

v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.
   2. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of.
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. See synonyms at decrease.
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).]

diminishable di·min'ish·a·ble adj.
diminishment di·min'ish·ment n.

verb

To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: become or cause to be less
Antonyms: develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, lengthen, prolong

v

Definition: belittle
Antonyms: compliment, flatter, praise

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IN BRIEF: To make smaller.

The snow diminished as the weather got warmer.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formindske, gøre mindre
v. intr. - formindskes, blive mindre

Nederlands (Dutch)
verminderen, (doen) afnemen, kleineren, taps (doen) toelopen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réduire, diminuer, amoindrir (des forces), (Mus) diminuer
v. intr. - diminuer, se réduire, s'amoindrir

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwinden, abnehmen, nachlassen, vermindern, verringern, beeinträchtigen, herabmindern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μειώνω/-ομαι, ελαττώνω/-ομαι, φθίνω, λιγοστεύω

Italiano (Italian)
declinare, calare, diminuire, debilitare

idioms:

• law of diminishing returns    legge dei rendimenti decrescenti

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diminuir

idioms:

• law of diminishing returns    lei (f) dos lucros decrescentes

Русский (Russian)
уменьшаться, убывать, уменьшать, ослаблять

idioms:

• law of diminishing returns    закон сокращающихся доходов

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - decrecer, disminuir, atenuar, mitigar
v. intr. - disminuirse, reducirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förminska, byggn. göra smalare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减少, 缩减, 减小, 把减半音, 削弱...的权势, 降低...的声誉, 使成尖顶, 变小, 缩小, 成尖顶, 失势, 被贬低

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減少, 縮減, 減小, 把減半音, 削弱...的權勢, 降低...的聲譽, 使成尖頂
v. intr. - 變小, 縮小, 成尖頂, 失勢, 被貶低

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 줄이다
v. intr. - 감소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減らす, 減少させる, 名誉をおとしめる, 減少する, 先が細くなる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلل, يقلص, يقلل من قيمه شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית, צמצם‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטמצם, פחת‬

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