diminish

  • 31diminish — verb /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ a) To make smaller. b) To become smaller …

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  • 32diminish — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, ablate, abrade, abridge, abstract, abuse, adjust to, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, be eaten away, belittle …

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  • 33diminish — 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 …

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  • 34diminish — di·min·ish || dɪ mɪnɪʃ v. make smaller, reduce; become smaller …

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  • 35diminish — I. v. a. Lessen, decrease, abate, reduce, contract, make smaller. II. v. n. Decrease, lessen, abate, subside, contract, grow or become less, be reduced, become smaller …

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  • 36diminish — v 1. lessen, reduce, lower, abate, decrease, bate; contract, shrink, constrict, narrow; cut, pare, prune, truncate, crop, lop, dock, clip; condense, cut down, compress, shorten, abridge, scale down, boil down; abbreviate, curtail, cut short. 2.… …

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  • 37diminish — di·min·ish …

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  • 38diminish — [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] verb [I/T] to become less, or to make something become less The intensity of the sound diminished gradually.[/ex] …

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  • 39diminish — 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,… …

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  • 40diminish — /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.… …