diminish
IPA: dɪmˈɪnɪʃ
verb
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- (intransitive) To become less or smaller.
- (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- (transitive) To take away; to subtract.
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Examples of "diminish" in Sentences
- The airflow is perceptibly diminished.
- The quality of the article is diminished.
- This would diminish the value of the section.
- In the case of the diminished second, they coincide.
- Newspapers dealing with the monocracy were diminishing.
- As such, the quality of the races of the ProTour was diminished.
- As the glaciers lose mass, the pressure of the ice is diminished.
- It certainly diminishes the chances of the letter's persuasiveness.
- The diminished waist and tight corset reduce the volume of the torso.
- The authority of the monarchy was diminished by the church and nobility.
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