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单词 minish
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minish

[ min-ish ]
/ ˈmɪn ɪʃ /

verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

to diminish or lessen.

Origin of minish

1300–50; late Middle English, variant (assimilated to -ish2) of menuse<Middle French menu(i)sier<Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre to lessen. See minute2, mince

Words nearby minish

minipill, Minipress, minirecorder, minischool, miniseries, minish, miniski, miniskirt, ministate, minister, ministerial
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Example sentences from the Web for minish

  • Short our end, and minish our pain; Let us go and never come again.

    Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction|Anonymous
  • Among them I used to minish myself to the size of an ant and become a pioneer hewing out a pathway through virgin thickets.

    Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
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