diminish

Verb

Meaning

To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.

To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.

To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.

To take away; to subtract.

To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lessen reduce decline decrease impair curtail abate belittle lower fall contract moderate minimize undermine alleviate
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Antonyms

improve mount jimmy crane butte polish
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Hypernyms

minify decrease lessen change magnitude

Hyponyms

slack fly retard deflate reduce break

Related terms

diminution

Phrases with the word

to diminish diminish the intensity diminish your pace diminish worth diminish the burden on diminish ray

Derivatives

diminished diminishing

Anagrams

minidish

Examples

don't belittle your colleagues Source: Internet

The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester Source: Internet

The cabin pressure fell dramatically Source: Internet

her weight fell to under a hundred pounds Source: Internet

his voice fell to a whisper Source: Internet

Accordingly, as energy is removed from molecules, both their kinetic temperature (the temperature derived from the kinetic energy of translational motion) and their internal temperature simultaneously diminish in equal proportions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dimin. diminazen diminazene diminish ray diminish the burden on diminish the intensity