Diminish
To make or become smaller in size, amount, intensity, or importance.
verbDiminish
To make or become smaller in size, amount, intensity, or importance.
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Imagine This
Imagine a tall candle on a birthday cake. As it burns, the flame and the candle’s height gradually diminish until only a stub remains.
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Sounds Like
dih-MIN-ish
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Looks Like
Contains the word MINI inside it, suggesting smallness
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Remember This
Diminish literally contains MINI, a quick cue that the word means to make something smaller or less significant.
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Other Forms
diminishedadjective
diminishverb
diminishingadjective
diminishmentnoun
diminishableadjective
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Connect With
decrease, lessen, reduce, shrink, wane, dwindle
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Note
Diminish is about decreasing something that exists or is happening. It does not mean to brighten or brighten up; for brightness, use terms like 'dull' or 'dim' in a different sense.