Diminish

Verb

 * 1)  To make smaller.
 * 2)  To become smaller.
 * 3)  To taper.
 * 4)  To disappear gradually.
 * 5)  To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.

Adverbs for Diminish
perceptibly; partially; proportionally; steadily; materially; insignificantly; sensibly; seriously; vastly; appreciably; intolerably; sensibly; continuously.

Synonyms for Dimension
lessen, reduce, contract, compress, curtail, abate, impair, retrench, decrease, minimize, lower, degrade, shorten, dwindle, shrink, wane, abridge.

Antonyms for Dimension
increase, enlarge, magnify, widen, expand, extend, swell, prolong, protract, lengthen, amplify, dilate,

Derived terms

 * law of diminishing returns

Thesaurus
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, ablate, abrade, abridge, abstract, abuse, adjust to, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, be eaten away, belittle, benumb, blunt, boil down, box in, bring down, bring low, chasten, cheapen, circumscribe, clip, close, color, compress, condense, condition, confine, constrain, constrict, consume, consume away, contract, control, corrode, crop, crumble, crush, curtail, cushion, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, deaden the pain, debase, decline, decrease, deduct, deflate, degrade, deliquesce, demean, deprecate, depreciate, depress, derogate, desiccate, detract, detract from, devalue, die away, die out, discredit, dismiss, disparage, dispraise, dive, dock, downgrade, downplay, drain, draw in, drift away, droop, drop, drop off, dry up, dull, dump, dump on, dwindle, ease, ease matters, ease off, eat away, ebb, erode, extenuate, extract, fade, fade away, fall, fall away, fall off, file away, flag, foment, give relief, gloss over, go, go away, go in, hedge, hedge about, humiliate, ignore, impair, keep within bounds, languish, lay, leach, leaven, lenify, lessen, let up, lighten, limit, lop, lower, lull, make allowance for, melt away, mince, minify, minimize, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, mollify, move away, move off, narrow, numb, obtund, pad, palliate, pare, peter out, pine, play down, plummet, plunge, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, prune, pull away, purify, put down, qualify, recede, reduce, reduce the temperature, refine, regulate by, reject, relieve, remove, restrain, restrict, retire, retreat, retrench, retrocede, roll back, rub away, run low, sag, salve, scale down, sear, season, set conditions, set down, set limits, shorten, shrink, shrivel, simplify, sink, slacken, slake, slow down, slur over, smother, snape, sober, sober down, soft-pedal, soften, soothe, stand off, step down, stifle, straiten, stupe, subduct, subdue, subside, subtract, suppress, tail off, take away, take down, take from, tame, taper, taper off, temper, thin, thin out, tone down, trip up, truncate, tune down, underplay, varnish, vitiate, wane, waste, waste away, weaken, wear, wear away, weed, whitewash, widen the distance, wilt, wind down, withdraw, wither, wizen, write off

Etymology
From diminuer.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: намалявам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: réduire
 * German:, , ,


 * Italian: ,
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: samazināt
 * Spanish: disminuir
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: отслабвам
 * Czech: zmenšit se
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:


 * French: rétrécir, rapetisser, diminuer
 * German:
 * Portuguese: diminuir
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: заострям
 * Finnish:


 * French: amincir
 * German:, ,
 * Italian:


 * French: diminuer


 * : 희미해지다, 사라지다
 * : minuere


 * : disminuir
 * : azaltmak