diminish (verb)

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• diminish — ► VERB ▪ make or become less. ● (the law of) diminishing returns Cf. ↑the law of diminishing returns ORIGIN Latin deminuere lessen …   English terms 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 — UK US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ verb [I or T] ► to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: »If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. »Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. »Over a …   Financial and business terms

• diminish — verb 1 (I, T) to become or make something become smaller or less important: The party s share of the electorate has diminished steadily. | diminish sth: These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain. 2 (T) to deliberately make someone or something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• diminish — verb Diminish is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑fighting, ↑likelihood, ↑number Diminish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑credibility, ↑effect, ↑effectiveness, ↑impact, ↑importance, ↑influence, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• diminish — verb 1) the pain will gradually diminish Syn: decrease, lessen, decline, reduce, subside, die down, abate, dwindle, fade, slacken off, moderate, let up, ebb, wane, recede, die away/out, peter out; archaic remit …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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 — verb 1》 make or become less. 2》 [as adjective diminished] Music denoting an interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval. Phrases (the law of) diminishing returns the principle that as expenditure or… …   English new terms dictionary

• diminish — verb 1) the pain will gradually diminish Syn: decrease, lessen, decline, reduce, subside, dwindle, fade, slacken off, let up 2) new legislation diminished the courts authority Syn: reduce …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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

• diminish — [15] Diminish is a hybrid verb, the result of a marriage between the now obsolete diminue [14] and the virtually obsolete minish [14], both of which meant ‘make smaller’. Diminue came via Old French diminuer from Latin dīminuere ‘break into small …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins