Verb: diminish di'mi-nish
- Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
"The amount of homework diminished towards the end of the semester";
- decrease, lessen, fall, come down, go down, sink, dent
- Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
"don't diminish your colleagues";
- belittle
Derived forms: diminishing, diminishes, diminished
Type of: change magnitude, decrease, lessen, minify