Diminish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.
  • v. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of.
  • v. To cause to taper.
  • v. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
  • verb-intransitive. To become smaller or less. See Synonyms at decrease.
  • verb-intransitive. To taper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make smaller.
  • v. To become smaller.
  • v. To taper.
  • v. To disappear gradually.
  • v. To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
  • v. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
  • v. To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor.
  • v. To take away; to subtract.
  • verb-intransitive. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lessen; make or seem to make less or smaller by any means; reduce: opposed to increase and augment: as, to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue by reducing the customs.
  • To lower in power, importance, or estimation; degrade; belittle; detract from.
  • To take away; subtract: with from, and applied to the object removed.
  • In music, to lessen by a semitone, as an interval.
  • To lessen; become or appear less or smaller; dwindle: as, the prospect of success is diminishing by delay.
  • Synonyms Dwindle, Contract, etc. (see decrease); to shrink, subside, abate, ebb, fall off.
  • To taper, as a column.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. decrease in size, extent, or range
  • v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    increase    enlarge    maximize   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    minify    lessen    decrease   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    degrade    contract    abate    lessen    impair    curtail    decrease    reduce    abase    weaken   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Finnish    finish    minish    refinish   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts