Diminish in English
- diminish⇄adv. diminishingly.
- diminish⇄diminish, transitive verb.
1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce.
Ex. Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy.
2. to lessen the importance, power, or reputat - diminish⇄noun diminisher.
- diminish⇄v.i. 1. to become smaller in size or amount; lessen; decrease.
Ex. The heat diminished as the sun went down. A sound diminishes as you get farther away from its source.
2. to become less in importance, power, or reputation.
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