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diminish


verb
1. decrease in size, extent, or range (Freq. 10)
- 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
Syn:
decrease, lessen, fall
Ant:
increase (for: decrease)
Derivationally related forms:
fall (for: fall), diminution, decrease (for: decrease)
Hypernyms:
change magnitude
Hyponyms:
break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off,
vanish, fly, vaporize, ease up, ease off, slacken off,
flag, weaken, boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate,
contract, shrivel up, wither, abate, let up, slack off,
slack, die away, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down,
remit, de-escalate, depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue,
shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, decelerate,
slow, slow down, slow up, retard, decrescendo
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of (Freq. 2)
- don't belittle your colleagues
Syn:
belittle
Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

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