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Or we could diminish its intensity and power.Without him they would be much diminished.We wanted it to be friendly, but not too cutesy in a way that diminished the intelligence of the user.If that status is diminished, so too will be the ability of US regulators to bully foreign banks.The desire for status also diminishes with age.But the threat of insurgency diminishes as an election nears.Physical coercion is a power of diminishing returns.The source of the assets might be taken into account but its importance would diminish over time.This can make it seem like a double blow because now your social support is also diminished.The infinite variety of woman is much diminished without her.We have to find a way of diminishing their influence.Not that its size diminished its beauty.But his social position and status are rapidly diminishing.But it is good to hear officially that the threat has diminished.His control will be diminished and some power will pass to incoming investors.It is unlikely to diminish much with a change at the top.These issues cannot be used to diminish in any way the seriousness of any allegations against him.Having something to say but saying it poorly will diminish the power of the sermon.The exhibition went some way to diminish him.All the sound and the fury that followed served only to diminish the status of a great club.Its council base is much diminished.That social problems have always existed does not diminish their importance, of course.Larger groups tend to be more stable than smaller groups, although their intensity may diminish as well.Sometimes it is as though I am diminished to the size of a cake box.Models agree that in the UK size pressures have diminished.I am not necessarily saying that your headaches will be cured, but they should be diminishing both in intensity and frequency.

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diminish

British English: diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ VERB
When something diminishes, its importance, size, or intensity is reduced.
The threat of war has diminished.
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
  • American English: diminish
  • Arabic: يُقَلِّلُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: diminuir
  • Chinese: 减少
  • Croatian: smanjiti
  • Czech: zmenšit se
  • Danish: formindske
  • Dutch: verminderen
  • European Spanish: disminuir
  • Finnish: vähentyä
  • French: diminuer
  • German: verringern
  • Greek: μικραίνω
  • Italian: diminuire
  • Japanese: 減らす
  • Korean: 줄이다
  • Norwegian: svekke
  • Polish: zmniejszyć
  • European Portuguese: diminuir
  • Romanian: a diminua
  • Russian: уменьшать
  • Latin American Spanish: disminuir
  • Swedish: minska
  • Thai: ทำให้ลดลง
  • Turkish: azalmak
  • Ukrainian: зменшувати(ся)
  • Vietnamese: giảm bớt

Chinese translation of 'diminish'

diminish

(dɪˈmɪnɪʃ)

vi, vt

  1. 减(減)小 (jiǎnxiǎo)
(verb) 
Definition
to make or become smaller, fewer, or less
The threat of war has diminished.
Synonyms
decrease
Population growth is decreasing each year.
decline
a declining birth rate
lessen
The burden will lessen if you ask someone for help.
contract
weaken
The storm was finally beginning to weaken.
Family structures are weakening and breaking up.
shrink
The vast forests have shrunk.
dwindle
The factory's workforce has dwindled.
wane
His interest in art to wane.
recede
The illness began to recede.
subside
The pain had subsided during the night.
ebb
There were occasions when my enthusiasm ebbed.
taper
die out
fade away
abate
The storms soon abated.
peter out
The strike seemed to be petering out.
Opposites
increase,
grow
,
expand
,
heighten
,
enlarge
(verb) 
Definition
to make or become smaller, fewer, or less
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
Synonyms
reduce
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
cut
The first priority is to cut costs.
decrease
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
lessen
Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
contract
Output fell last year and is expected to contract further this year.
lower
The new measures will lower the risk.
weaken
Her opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened.
curtail
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
abate
a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions
retrench
It promised to retrench its London-based markets.
disempower
Opposites
increase,
expand
,
enhance
,
amplify
,
augment
,
heighten
,
enlarge
(verb) 
Definition
to reduce in authority or status
Even when we're angry we never diminish each other.
Synonyms
belittle
We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement.
scorn
people who scorned traditional methods
People scorn me as a single parent.
devalue
They attempted to devalue her work.
undervalue
We must never undervalue freedom.
deride
This theory is widely derided by conventional scientists.
demean
denigrate
We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence.
scoff at
disparage
his tendency to disparage literature
decry
He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.
sneer at
underrate
He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury.
deprecate
They deprecate him and call him names.
depreciate
A parent should never depreciate their child's interests.
cheapen
Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
derogate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abate
Definition
to make or become less strong
The storms soon abated.
Synonyms
decrease,
decline,
relax,
ease,
sink,
fade,
weaken,
diminish,
dwindle,
lessen,
slow,
wane,
subside,
ebb,
let up,
slacken,
attenuate,
taper off
in the sense of abate
Definition
to make or become less strong
a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions
Synonyms
reduce,
slow,
relax,
ease,
relieve,
moderate,
weaken,
dull,
diminish,
decrease,
lessen,
alleviate,
quell,
mitigate,
attenuate,
slake
in the sense of cheapen
Definition
to lower the reputation of
Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
Synonyms
degrade,
lower,
discredit,
devalue,
demean,
belittle,
depreciate,
debase,
derogate

Synonyms of 'diminish'

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