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Word: Diminish
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: blend of archaic minish ‘diminish’ (based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’) and obsolete diminue ‘speak disparagingly’ (based on Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere ‘make small’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɪnɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make or become less
Short Definition:make or become less
Examples:- the new law is expected to diminish the government's chances
- the pain will gradually diminish
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