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diminish verb (diminishes, diminished, diminishing) 1 tr & intr to become or make something less or smaller. 2 to make someone or something seem less important, valuable or satisfactory. diminishable adj. diminished adj 1 having become less, smaller, less important, etc. 2 music reduced by a semitone.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: ultimately from Latin deminuere to make less.

diminish verb (diminishes, diminished, diminishing) 1 tr & intr to become or make something less or smaller. 2 to make someone or something seem less important, valuable or satisfactory. diminishable adj. diminished adj 1 having become less, smaller, less important, etc. 2 music reduced by a semitone.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: ultimately from Latin deminuere to make less.

diminish verb (diminishes, diminished, diminishing) 1 tr & intr to become or make something less or smaller. 2 to make someone or something seem less important, valuable or satisfactory. diminishable adj. diminished adj 1 having become less, smaller, less important, etc. 2 music reduced by a semitone.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: ultimately from Latin deminuere to make less.