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Synonyms
di·min·ish (dĭ-mĭńĭsh)

[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer) (from Latin dīminuere) (variant of dēminuere) (dē-, de-) (minuere, to lessen), minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser) (from Vulgar Latin* minūtiāre) (from Latin minūtia, smallness) (from minūtus, small) (from past participle of minuere).]

verb: -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es. 

transitive verb 

    1. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.
    2. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of.
  2. To cause to taper.
  3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

intransitive verb 

  1. To become smaller or less. See synonyms at decrease
  2. To taper.

derivatives

di·mińish·a·ble
adjective
di·mińish·ment
noun