Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - diminish
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Diminish
diminish
~ v 1 to become or make something become smaller or less important (The party's share of the electorate has diminished steadily. | diminish sth) (These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain.) 2 to deliberately make someone or something appear less important or valuable than they really are (Don't let him diminish your achievements.) 3 diminishing returns the idea that a point can be reached at which the profits or advantages you are getting stop increasing in relation to the effort you are making
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(diminishes, diminishing, diminished) 1. When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity. The threat of nuclear war has diminished... Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state... Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources... This could mean diminished public support for the war. ? increase VERB: V, V n, V-ing, V-ed 2. If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are. He never put her down or diminished her... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: Middle English deminishen, alteration of diminuen, from Anglo-French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de- + minuere to lessen — more at minor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less or cause to appear less ~ an army's strength 2. to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of ; belittle ~ a rival's accomplishments 3. to cause to taper intransitive verb 1. to become gradually less (as in size or importance) ; dwindle 2. taper Synonyms: see decrease • ~able adjective • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become smaller or less. 2 tr. lessen the reputation or influence of (a person). Phrases and idioms law of diminishing returns Econ. the fact that the increase of expenditure, investment, taxation, etc., beyond a certain point ceases to produce a proportionate yield. Derivatives diminishable adj. Etymology: ME, blending of earlier minish f. OF menusier (formed as MINCE) and diminue f. OF diminuer f. L diminuere diminut- break up small ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) сбегать 2) сокращать 3) убавить 4) умаляться 5) уменьшать 6) уменьшаться diminish by factor of N — уменьшать в N раз ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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гл. 1) уменьшать(ся), сокращать(ся) 2) ослаблять, слабеть - diminish in bulk - diminish pressure - diminish suspicions ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. уменьшать, убавлять, сокращать; ослаблять to diminish pressure —- уменьшать давление to diminish suspicions —- рассеивать подозрения 2. уменьшаться, убавляться, сокращаться; слабеть to diminish in bulk —- сокращаться в объеме 3. ам. умалять, преуменьшать (значение чего-л.) to diminish the importance of smth. —- преуменьшать важность чего-л. 4. приводить к переоценке важности чего-л. 5. унижать (достоинство) 6. муз. уменьшать (интервал) на полтона diminishable 1. могущий быть уменьшенным или сокращенным ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., merger of two obsolete verbs, diminue and minish. Diminue is from O.Fr. diminuer "make small," from L. diminuere "break into small pieces," variant of deminuere "lessen, diminish," from de- "completely" + minuere "make small." Minish is from O.Fr. menuisier, from L. minuere. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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