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diminishing
di·min·ish D0228000 (dĭ-mĭn′ĭsh)v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es v.tr.1. a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott).2. To cause to taper.3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.v.intr.1. To become smaller or less.2. To taper.
[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer, from Latin dīminuere, variant of dēminuere : dē-, de- + minuere, to lessen) and minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small, from past participle of minuere); see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
di·min′ish·a·ble adj.di·min′ish·ment n.diminishing (dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ) adjbecoming smaller, fewer, or lessThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | diminishing - becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"decreasing - becoming less or smaller |
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