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- pronunciation:
- dih
mIn
ihsh
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
diminishes, diminishing, diminished |
| definition 1: |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance.
My younger brother's A+ in math diminished my achievements.- synonyms:
- decrease
- antonyms:
- amplify, enhance, increase, strengthen
- similar words:
- abate, contract, cut, dwarf, dwindle, eclipse, impair, lessen, lower, pare, reduce, shrink
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| definition 2: |
to decrease.
The pain diminished after he took aspirin.- synonyms:
- abate, decrease, dwindle
- antonyms:
- accumulate, build, increase, mount
- similar words:
- contract, dip, drop, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, subside, taper, wane
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| related words: |
alleviate, condense, cool, dampen, deaden, decline, detract, dominate, fade, moderate, modify, narrow, recede, reflect, sag, shorten, shrink, sink, slip, slump, still, thin, trail, weaken |
| derivations: |
diminishingly (adv.), diminishment (n.) |
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