diminish in English

verb

1

make or become less.

a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending

synonyms: decrease, lessen, decline, reduce, subside, die down, abate, dwindle, fade, slacken off, moderate, let up, ebb, wane, recede, die away/out, peter out, remit, reduce, decrease, lessen, curtail, cut, cut down/back, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, weaken, blunt, erode, undermine, sap

verb

decrease, lessen, decline, reduce, subside, die down, abate, dwindle, fade, slacken off, moderate, let up, ebb, wane, recede, die away/out, peter out, remit
reduce, decrease, lessen, curtail, cut, cut down/back, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, weaken, blunt, erode, undermine, sap
belittle, disparage, denigrate, defame, deprecate, run down, decry, demean, cheapen, devalue, derogate
fall, lessen, decrease
belittle

Use "diminish" in a sentence

1. Diminish Agonizing difficulties

2. As their power grows, yours will diminish.

3. 10 Diminish the revenue by reducing tax.

4. Abrade: to damage or diminish by continued friction.

5. 21 My sense of urgency began to diminish.

6. 6 Time will not diminish our friendship.

7. With time, such resistance will doubtless diminish.

8. No, that will only diminish our defenses.

9. 7 Don't let him diminish your achievements.

10. “Seeing my strength diminish is very hard.

11. He likes to diminish the skill of others.

12. Currents generally diminish in intensity with increasing depth.

13. To appease the Venetians and diminish their aggression.

14. 16 With time, such resistance will doubtless diminish.

15. 8 Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project.

16. Calming's uplifting effects can also diminish feelings of …

17. Does the lamp’s fragile nature diminish its value?

18. Abrades: to damage or diminish by continued friction.

19. Armoring in feed flumes diminish with increasing transport rate

20. 5 These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain.

21. The half-truths and subtle deceptions will not diminish.

22. Britain's dependence on nuclear power will therefore steadily diminish.

23. But you never let that loss diminish your light.

24. 22 He began to diminish the moment just past.

25. 19 The guilt will increase and the passion diminish.

26. 17 But this did not diminish their influence and importance.

27. 3 The opposition are trying to diminish our achievements.

28. 1 He likes to diminish the skill of others.

29. His wiles and quirks do not diminish his humanity.

30. 23 Respect for elders, already severely weakened, will further diminish.

31. 20 However,(www.Sentencedict.com) the pain already had begun to diminish.

32. 18 Britain's dependence on nuclear power will therefore steadily diminish.

33. 9 As people approach old age, their energies may diminish.

34. 4 We should try to diminish the cost of production.

35. Apositic: Causing apositia or loathing of food; tending to diminish appetite.

36. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

37. 14 But that's not to diminish the importance of his discoveries.

38. Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.

39. Through implication, language can diminish or elevate the status of others.

40. Another word for Curtail: reduce, cut, diminish, decrease, dock Collins English Thesaurus

41. Synonyms Alleviate, Relieve, Mitigate, Assuage, Allay, diminish, soften, abate, qualify, reduce

42. Its delicate makeup served to enhance its value, not diminish it.

43. 26 Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.

44. 13 I don't wish to diminish the importance of their contribution.

45. Many pathogens secrete compounds that diminish or misdirect the host's immune response.

46. However, his prejudice against merchants did not diminish the numbers of traders.

47. 38 synonyms for Alleviate: ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, smooth, dull, diminish, soften, check

48. 15 Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

49. Chancres may diminish between four and eight weeks without the application of medication

50. 46 synonyms for Belittle: run down, dismiss, diminish, put down, underestimate, discredit, ridicule