diminish

Meanings

• Verb

  To make smaller or less in size, amount, degree, or importance.

  - "The company's profits have diminished in the last quarter."
  - "His health has diminished over the years."
  - "The sun begins to diminish as it sets."

• Verb

  To lessen or reduce the amount, degree, or intensity of something.

  - "The noise of the city gradually diminished as we drove further away."
  - "Her fear diminished when she realized there was nothing to be afraid of."
  - "The intensity of the storm began to diminish."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

improve , renovate , repair

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with diminish
shrink , sink , think , link

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Variants

List of all variants of diminish that leads to same result
diminish , diminishable , diminished , diminishes , diminishing , diminishment , diminishments

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Etymology

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Old French desmesurer, from des- 'apart' + mesurer 'to measure'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'diminish' appears 31 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. In music, a diminuendo is a musical term meaning 'gradually getting smaller' or 'gradually getting softer'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Decrease: A reduction in size, amount, or degree.

2. Reduction: The act of making something smaller or less.

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Culture

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In literature, 'diminish' is often used to describe a decline or loss. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth's 'nothing' monologue describes her own 'diminished' state after committing regicide.

How to Memorize "diminish"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small, shrinking object to help remember the meaning of 'diminish'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of something becoming smaller or less.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Diminish' means 'make less' or 'make smaller'.

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