1. diminish - verb
· decrease in size, extent, or range; "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"
Synonym(s): decrease, lessen, fall
Hypernym(s): change_magnitude
2. diminish - verb
· lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
Synonym(s): belittle
Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify
3. diminished - adjective
· impaired by diminution
Synonym(s): lessened, vitiated, weakened
4. diminished - adjective
· (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
5. diminished - adjective
· (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"
6. diminished - adjective
· made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
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