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Diminish Common

Diminish has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

decrease in size, extent, or range

"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"

"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"

"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"

"his voice fell to a whisper"

2

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

"don't belittle your colleagues"

3

To make smaller.

"The new tax laws will diminish our family's annual savings by nearly half."

Example Sentences
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" verb
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically" verb
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" verb
"his voice fell to a whisper" verb
"don't belittle your colleagues" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
increase
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change magnitude decrease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
break shrink taper drop off vanish ease up weaken boil down shrivel abate deflate dwindle remit de-escalate depreciate shorten thin out decline wane decelerate decrescendo
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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