Diminish: meaning, definitions and examples
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diminish
[ dษชหmษชnษชส ]
in everyday life
Diminish means to make or become less. It can refer to a decrease in size, intensity, or importance.
Synonyms
decrease, lessen, reduce, weaken
Examples of usage
- The storm will gradually diminish in strength.
- The company's profits have been diminishing over the past year.
in academic writing
In academic writing, diminish is often used to indicate a decrease in the significance or value of something.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The author's argument is diminished by the lack of supporting evidence.
- The study's findings were diminished by methodological flaws.
Translations
Translations of the word "diminish" in other languages:
๐ต๐น diminuir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฎ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verringern
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengurangi
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะผะตะฝััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ zmniejszaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆธๅฐใใ (genshล suru)
๐ซ๐ท diminuer
๐ช๐ธ disminuir
๐น๐ท azaltmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ค์ด๋ค (jurida)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูููู (yuqallil)
๐จ๐ฟ snรญลพit
๐ธ๐ฐ znรญลพiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฐ (jiวnshวo)
๐ธ๐ฎ zmanjลกati
๐ฎ๐ธ minnka
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะทะฐะนัั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแชแแ แแแ (shemtsireba)
๐ฆ๐ฟ azaltmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ disminuir
Word origin
The word 'diminish' originated from the Latin word 'diminuere', which means 'to lessen'. It has been used in the English language since the 15th century. Over time, 'diminish' has evolved to encompass a broad range of meanings related to reduction and decrease.
See also: diminished, diminishing, diminishment, diminution.