cause to diminish
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diminish — I verb abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, alleviate, assuage, bate, become smaller, belittle, bound, cause to be smaller, cause to taper, cheapen, compress, consume, contract, curb, curtail, cut back, cut down, damp down, dampen, decelerate,… … Law dictionary
diminish — [v1] become or cause to be less abate, abbreviate, attenuate, become smaller, close, contract, curtail, cut, decline, decrease, depreciate, die out, drain, dwindle, ebb, extenuate, fade away, lessen, lower, minify, moderate, peter out, recede,… … New thesaurus
diminish — [də min′ish] vt. [ME diminishen, a blend of diminuen, to reduce (< OFr diminuer < L diminuere, var. of deminuere < de , from + minuere, to lessen < minus, small) & minishen, to make smaller < OFr menusier < VL * minutiare < L … English World dictionary
cause to be smaller — index diminish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cause to taper — index diminish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
diminish — verb Etymology: Middle English deminishen, alteration of diminuen, from Anglo French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de + minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diminish — /dəˈmɪnɪʃ / (say duh minish) verb (t) 1. to make, or cause to seem, smaller; lessen; reduce: *This diffidence, far from diminishing her beauty, enhanced it in the eyes of the elegant by restoring the strength they had been in danger of losing.… …
diminish — diminishable, adj. diminishment, n. /di min ish/, v.t. 1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. 2. Archit. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top. 3. Music. to make (an interval)… … Universalium
diminish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lessen, reduce, shrink, abridge; wane, dwindle, peter out, decrease.See littleness, contraction.Ant., increase. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grow less] Syn. decrease, wane, abate, decline; see decrease 1 … English dictionary for students
diminish — di•min•ish [[t]dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or less important; lessen; reduce 2) mad to reduce (a musical interval) by a half step less than a perfect or minor interval 3) to detract from the authority, honor,… … From formal English to slang
