diminish

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 4.71 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make smaller.
2. verb To become less or smaller.
3. verb To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.
4. verb To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
5. verb To taper.
6. verb To disappear gradually.
7. verb To take away; to subtract.

Similar words

lessen decrease fall belittle minimize decrement dwindle reduced reduce shrink

Often followed by

the in their its as his or and with

Word family

diminishable diminished diminishes diminishing diminishment diminishments diminution