Толковый словарь английского языка - diminish
Diminish
diminish
verb see: minor Date: 15th century transitive verb to make less or cause to appear less , to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of ; belittle , to cause to taper, intransitive verb to become gradually less (as in size or importance) ; dwindle , taper , see: decrease ~able adjective ~ment noun
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
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
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 2340 | |
2 | 2013 | |
3 | 1333 | |
4 | 1201 | |
5 | 1199 | |
6 | 1142 | |
7 | 1115 | |
8 | 998 | |
9 | 982 | |
10 | 922 | |
11 | 827 | |
12 | 815 | |
13 | 803 | |
14 | 802 | |
15 | 733 | |
16 | 711 | |
17 | 685 | |
18 | 642 | |
19 | 633 | |
20 | 600 |