diminish, v.
(diminished, diminishes, diminishing)
freq. cnt. 12
(diminished, diminishes, diminishing)
freq. cnt. 12
decrease in size, extent, or range
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
decrease diminish fall lessen
sample sentences
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester""The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
verb frames
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
break
shrink, shrivel
taper
drop off
vanish, fly, vaporize
break
ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
weaken
boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
shrink, contract
shrink, wither, shrivel, shrivel up
die away, let up, abate, slack off, slack
deflate
dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
remit
de-escalate
depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
shorten
thin out
go down, decline, wane
wane
wane
slow, slow down, decelerate, slow up, retard
decrescendo
hypernym
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
belittle diminish
sample sentences
"don't belittle your colleagues"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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verb frames
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Something ----s somebody
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