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present tense third-person singular of diminish
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1
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
- tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks
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- approves,
- countenances,
- endorses
- (also indorses),
- favors,
- recommends,
- sanctions
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2
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
- the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters
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3
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased
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- abates,
- declines,
- decreases,
- de-escalates,
- dies (away or down or out),
- drains (away),
- drops (off),
- dwindles,
- eases,
- ebbs,
- falls,
- falls away,
- lessens,
- lets up,
- lowers,
- moderates,
- palls,
- phases down,
- ratchets (down)
- also rachets (down),
- recedes,
- relents,
- remits,
- shrinks,
- subsides,
- tapers,
- tapers off,
- wanes
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