Definition of diminish in English:

diminish

verb dɪˈmɪnɪʃdəˈmɪnɪʃ

1Make or become less.
减少，减小，缩减，降低
with object the new law is expected to diminish the government's chances
新法律有望减少政府的机会。
no object the pain will gradually diminish
疼痛会渐渐减轻。
Example sentencesExamples
- It certainly can't be a barrel of laughs watching your portfolio gradually diminish in value.
- This election we expect the scale of traditional tactical voting to diminish.
- It should gradually diminish as the body returns to balance over a few months of treatment.
- The itching usually diminishes gradually and eventually stops after complete wound healing.
- Her life became more and more squalid and her expectations diminished.
- This relative dominance of the root over the shoot diminishes gradually as the plant grows.
- Their respect for you gradually diminishes during the passing time it takes you figuring out their name.
- Consequently, as quotas increased over the decades in keeping with world economic growth, the role of the basic votes diminished gradually.
- He notices that his scores are improving and his pain is diminishing or gone.
- The baby had been getting bigger gradually and my morning sickness was diminishing.
- I must say Amsterdam is a great place, but my life expectancy would spectacularly diminish if I stayed there.
- The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing.
- The ability to do this is greatest in the very young and diminishes gradually with age.
- With its coming it was expected that accidents on the route would diminish considerably.
- My pain has diminished as a result of the hands-on instruction, group work and breathing and relaxation exercises that constitute the classes.
- The agrarian sector of the economy is gradually diminishing as the service sector assumes prominence.
- Devotees claim that pain and disease diminish or disappear after just weeks of practice.
- Chances are the pain will diminish as your musculature recovers.
- Now, the impact of the tax cuts is diminishing and interest rates are expected to go up.
- Many critics felt that the sense of likeness gained through the use of contemporary dress diminished gradually as time went by and fashions changed.
Synonyms
decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off, drop off, slacken off
fall, drop, sink, slump, plummet, plunge
informal hit the floor, go through the floor, go downhill
reduce, curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, prune, pare down, lessen, lower, decrease, shrink, contract, narrow, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, blunt
weaken, make weaker, erode, undermine, sap
subside, wane, abate, dwindle, fade, decline, slacken, moderate, ebb, recede, die away, die down, die out, peter out, tail off, cool off, let up, fizzle out, settle down, come to an end
archaic remit
1. 1.1with object Cause to seem less impressive or valuable.
  贬低（某人，某物）的形象；缩小（某人，某物）的价值
  the trial has aged and diminished him
  这场审讯使他衰老而且垮了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  My friends scoff at this, claiming that the importance of sex diminishes with age.
  Such smoothing over of differences, however, would have diminished the powerful sense of otherness that is such a valuable aspect of the book.
  This lack of comprehensiveness in no way diminishes the valuable contribution made by this fine book.
  The injuries that he sustained in the crash had severely diminished his quality of life.
  However, most of these remixes are available elsewhere, which greatly diminishes the value of this collection.
  But that doesn't diminish what he has accomplished here.
  Overall image fidelity in black and white was impressive, but the overall effect was diminished by the bright gray bars.
  Hasn't technology increased labor's mobility and diminished the importance of physical proximity?
  You have in my estimate, dishonoured the high office you hold and diminished our democracy.
  So I am not diminishing what she achieved, your Honour.
  But that in no way diminished the original accomplishment.
  But it is crucial it does not inadvertently cause problems that diminish its value.
  But this fact substantially diminishes his otherwise potent political power as Commerce Committee chair.
  The unintended results: ubiquitous recorded music playback significantly diminishes the singular impact of live music.
  Limited conversation does in no way diminish the truth or reality of the contact.
  But they diminish their own credibility with a lot of stories you cannot believe.
  At Lynn the right of any member of the community to attend at least the more important assemblies was not diminished by the constitutional compromise of 1420.
  Rather it was because he was forced to come off earlier in both these derbies after his problem diminished his ability to make an impression.
  There are some very expensive items which can actually diminish your credibility.
  The wardens complained that the plan has effectively smeared them and diminished their status.
  Synonyms
  belittle, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, demean, decry, cast aspersions on, speak ill of, speak badly of, run down, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify
  North American slur
  informal bad-mouth, pull to pieces, pull apart, sling mud at, do a hatchet job on
  British informal rubbish, slate, slag off, have a go at
  rare asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate

Phrases

(the law of) diminishing returns

Used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested.
报酬递减（律）
Example sentencesExamples
- As the region matures, they face the law of diminishing returns where it costs an increasing amount to get less out of the ground.
- However, because of the law of diminishing returns, the way we've spent money on politics will change.
- The quest for perfect information demands the highest investment of time and money and ignores the law of diminishing returns.
- The law of diminishing returns limits benefits from pay boosts and bonuses.
- Those involve women outsmarting and outrunning trained government agents, and a series of tiring car chases that vividly illustrate the law of diminishing returns.
- The more exercise is taken, within a normal lifestyle, the greater the health benefit; yet a law of diminishing returns applies.
- Moreover, as these crops become ever more susceptible to pests, they require ever greater use of pesticides to produce equal amounts of food - a classic case of the law of diminishing returns.
- As a result, the benefits of increased capital formation dissipate in the law of diminishing returns.
- The basis for the argument is the law of diminishing returns: As increasing amounts of a variable input are added, the returns per unit become less and less.
- Asked whether another poor deal would mean further controversial hikes in parking charges, he said the council recognised all charges were affected by the law of diminishing returns.

Derivatives

diminishable

adjective dɪˈmɪnɪʃəb(ə)ldəˈmɪnəʃəb(ə)l

This was definitely the crux of the pitch as the difficulties were stiff, but always seemed to be diminishable with thoughtful bridging and careful footwork.
Example sentencesExamples
- Human beings for example, though we are all alike, are not perfect, as is with anything diminishable in the physical world.
- In truth the rough message is that love is a primary virtue of great value that is not diminishable by circumstance or human limitations.
- True teachings have their foundation in Sacred Scripture and are understood to be neither diminishable nor reversible.
- That case comprises two major portions such that the length of the case is not diminishable during transportation.

Origin

Late Middle English: blend of archaic minish 'diminish' (based on Latin minutia 'smallness') and obsolete diminue 'speak disparagingly' (based on Latin deminuere 'lessen' (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere 'make small').

This is a medieval English blend of two obsolete words that share its meaning, ‘to lessen’: diminue and minish. Both ultimately go back to Latin minutus ‘small’, the source of minute in the same sense. In economics the law of diminishing returns draws attention to the point at which profits are less than the amount of money invested. It originated in the first half of the 19th century with reference to profits from agriculture.

Rhymes

finish, Finnish, thinnish

Definition of diminish in US English:

diminish

verbdəˈmɪnɪʃdəˈminiSH

1Make or become less.
减少，减小，缩减，降低
no object the pain will gradually diminish
疼痛会渐渐减轻。
with object a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending
Example sentencesExamples
- It certainly can't be a barrel of laughs watching your portfolio gradually diminish in value.
- Now, the impact of the tax cuts is diminishing and interest rates are expected to go up.
- This election we expect the scale of traditional tactical voting to diminish.
- I must say Amsterdam is a great place, but my life expectancy would spectacularly diminish if I stayed there.
- Devotees claim that pain and disease diminish or disappear after just weeks of practice.
- Her life became more and more squalid and her expectations diminished.
- Their respect for you gradually diminishes during the passing time it takes you figuring out their name.
- It should gradually diminish as the body returns to balance over a few months of treatment.
- This relative dominance of the root over the shoot diminishes gradually as the plant grows.
- The itching usually diminishes gradually and eventually stops after complete wound healing.
- With its coming it was expected that accidents on the route would diminish considerably.
- The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing.
- My pain has diminished as a result of the hands-on instruction, group work and breathing and relaxation exercises that constitute the classes.
- Many critics felt that the sense of likeness gained through the use of contemporary dress diminished gradually as time went by and fashions changed.
- The baby had been getting bigger gradually and my morning sickness was diminishing.
- Chances are the pain will diminish as your musculature recovers.
- The agrarian sector of the economy is gradually diminishing as the service sector assumes prominence.
- The ability to do this is greatest in the very young and diminishes gradually with age.
- Consequently, as quotas increased over the decades in keeping with world economic growth, the role of the basic votes diminished gradually.
- He notices that his scores are improving and his pain is diminishing or gone.
Synonyms
decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off, drop off, slacken off
reduce, curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, prune, pare down, lessen, lower, decrease, shrink, contract, narrow, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, blunt
subside, wane, abate, dwindle, fade, decline, slacken, moderate, ebb, recede, die away, die down, die out, peter out, tail off, cool off, let up, fizzle out, settle down, come to an end
1. 1.1with object Make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable.
  贬低（某人，某物）的形象；缩小（某人，某物）的价值
  the trial has aged and diminished him
  这场审讯使他衰老而且垮了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The wardens complained that the plan has effectively smeared them and diminished their status.
  But this fact substantially diminishes his otherwise potent political power as Commerce Committee chair.
  Hasn't technology increased labor's mobility and diminished the importance of physical proximity?
  Rather it was because he was forced to come off earlier in both these derbies after his problem diminished his ability to make an impression.
  But that doesn't diminish what he has accomplished here.
  My friends scoff at this, claiming that the importance of sex diminishes with age.
  This lack of comprehensiveness in no way diminishes the valuable contribution made by this fine book.
  There are some very expensive items which can actually diminish your credibility.
  The injuries that he sustained in the crash had severely diminished his quality of life.
  Such smoothing over of differences, however, would have diminished the powerful sense of otherness that is such a valuable aspect of the book.
  But it is crucial it does not inadvertently cause problems that diminish its value.
  Limited conversation does in no way diminish the truth or reality of the contact.
  At Lynn the right of any member of the community to attend at least the more important assemblies was not diminished by the constitutional compromise of 1420.
  But that in no way diminished the original accomplishment.
  Overall image fidelity in black and white was impressive, but the overall effect was diminished by the bright gray bars.
  However, most of these remixes are available elsewhere, which greatly diminishes the value of this collection.
  So I am not diminishing what she achieved, your Honour.
  The unintended results: ubiquitous recorded music playback significantly diminishes the singular impact of live music.
  You have in my estimate, dishonoured the high office you hold and diminished our democracy.
  But they diminish their own credibility with a lot of stories you cannot believe.
  Synonyms
  belittle, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, demean, decry, cast aspersions on, speak ill of, speak badly of, run down, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify

Phrases

(the law of) diminishing returns

Used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested.
报酬递减（律）
Example sentencesExamples
- The law of diminishing returns limits benefits from pay boosts and bonuses.
- The more exercise is taken, within a normal lifestyle, the greater the health benefit; yet a law of diminishing returns applies.
- However, because of the law of diminishing returns, the way we've spent money on politics will change.
- The quest for perfect information demands the highest investment of time and money and ignores the law of diminishing returns.
- As the region matures, they face the law of diminishing returns where it costs an increasing amount to get less out of the ground.
- Moreover, as these crops become ever more susceptible to pests, they require ever greater use of pesticides to produce equal amounts of food - a classic case of the law of diminishing returns.
- Those involve women outsmarting and outrunning trained government agents, and a series of tiring car chases that vividly illustrate the law of diminishing returns.
- The basis for the argument is the law of diminishing returns: As increasing amounts of a variable input are added, the returns per unit become less and less.
- As a result, the benefits of increased capital formation dissipate in the law of diminishing returns.
- Asked whether another poor deal would mean further controversial hikes in parking charges, he said the council recognised all charges were affected by the law of diminishing returns.

Origin

Late Middle English: blend of archaic minish ‘diminish’ (based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’) and obsolete diminue ‘speak disparagingly’ (based on Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere ‘make small’).

单词	diminish
释义	Definition of diminish in English: diminish verb dɪˈmɪnɪʃdəˈmɪnɪʃ 1Make or become less. 减少，减小，缩减，降低 with object the new law is expected to diminish the government's chances 新法律有望减少政府的机会。 no object the pain will gradually diminish 疼痛会渐渐减轻。 Example sentencesExamples It certainly can't be a barrel of laughs watching your portfolio gradually diminish in value. This election we expect the scale of traditional tactical voting to diminish. It should gradually diminish as the body returns to balance over a few months of treatment. The itching usually diminishes gradually and eventually stops after complete wound healing. Her life became more and more squalid and her expectations diminished. This relative dominance of the root over the shoot diminishes gradually as the plant grows. Their respect for you gradually diminishes during the passing time it takes you figuring out their name. Consequently, as quotas increased over the decades in keeping with world economic growth, the role of the basic votes diminished gradually. He notices that his scores are improving and his pain is diminishing or gone. The baby had been getting bigger gradually and my morning sickness was diminishing. I must say Amsterdam is a great place, but my life expectancy would spectacularly diminish if I stayed there. The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing. The ability to do this is greatest in the very young and diminishes gradually with age. With its coming it was expected that accidents on the route would diminish considerably. My pain has diminished as a result of the hands-on instruction, group work and breathing and relaxation exercises that constitute the classes. The agrarian sector of the economy is gradually diminishing as the service sector assumes prominence. Devotees claim that pain and disease diminish or disappear after just weeks of practice. Chances are the pain will diminish as your musculature recovers. Now, the impact of the tax cuts is diminishing and interest rates are expected to go up. Many critics felt that the sense of likeness gained through the use of contemporary dress diminished gradually as time went by and fashions changed. Synonyms decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off, drop off, slacken off fall, drop, sink, slump, plummet, plunge informal hit the floor, go through the floor, go downhill reduce, curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, prune, pare down, lessen, lower, decrease, shrink, contract, narrow, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, blunt weaken, make weaker, erode, undermine, sap subside, wane, abate, dwindle, fade, decline, slacken, moderate, ebb, recede, die away, die down, die out, peter out, tail off, cool off, let up, fizzle out, settle down, come to an end archaic remit 1.1with object Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. 贬低（某人，某物）的形象；缩小（某人，某物）的价值 the trial has aged and diminished him 这场审讯使他衰老而且垮了。 Example sentencesExamples My friends scoff at this, claiming that the importance of sex diminishes with age. Such smoothing over of differences, however, would have diminished the powerful sense of otherness that is such a valuable aspect of the book. This lack of comprehensiveness in no way diminishes the valuable contribution made by this fine book. The injuries that he sustained in the crash had severely diminished his quality of life. However, most of these remixes are available elsewhere, which greatly diminishes the value of this collection. But that doesn't diminish what he has accomplished here. Overall image fidelity in black and white was impressive, but the overall effect was diminished by the bright gray bars. Hasn't technology increased labor's mobility and diminished the importance of physical proximity? You have in my estimate, dishonoured the high office you hold and diminished our democracy. So I am not diminishing what she achieved, your Honour. But that in no way diminished the original accomplishment. But it is crucial it does not inadvertently cause problems that diminish its value. But this fact substantially diminishes his otherwise potent political power as Commerce Committee chair. The unintended results: ubiquitous recorded music playback significantly diminishes the singular impact of live music. Limited conversation does in no way diminish the truth or reality of the contact. But they diminish their own credibility with a lot of stories you cannot believe. At Lynn the right of any member of the community to attend at least the more important assemblies was not diminished by the constitutional compromise of 1420. Rather it was because he was forced to come off earlier in both these derbies after his problem diminished his ability to make an impression. There are some very expensive items which can actually diminish your credibility. The wardens complained that the plan has effectively smeared them and diminished their status. Synonyms belittle, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, demean, decry, cast aspersions on, speak ill of, speak badly of, run down, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify North American slur informal bad-mouth, pull to pieces, pull apart, sling mud at, do a hatchet job on British informal rubbish, slate, slag off, have a go at rare asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate Phrases (the law of) diminishing returns Used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested. 报酬递减（律） Example sentencesExamples As the region matures, they face the law of diminishing returns where it costs an increasing amount to get less out of the ground. However, because of the law of diminishing returns, the way we've spent money on politics will change. The quest for perfect information demands the highest investment of time and money and ignores the law of diminishing returns. The law of diminishing returns limits benefits from pay boosts and bonuses. Those involve women outsmarting and outrunning trained government agents, and a series of tiring car chases that vividly illustrate the law of diminishing returns. The more exercise is taken, within a normal lifestyle, the greater the health benefit; yet a law of diminishing returns applies. Moreover, as these crops become ever more susceptible to pests, they require ever greater use of pesticides to produce equal amounts of food - a classic case of the law of diminishing returns. As a result, the benefits of increased capital formation dissipate in the law of diminishing returns. The basis for the argument is the law of diminishing returns: As increasing amounts of a variable input are added, the returns per unit become less and less. Asked whether another poor deal would mean further controversial hikes in parking charges, he said the council recognised all charges were affected by the law of diminishing returns. Derivatives diminishable adjective dɪˈmɪnɪʃəb(ə)ldəˈmɪnəʃəb(ə)l This was definitely the crux of the pitch as the difficulties were stiff, but always seemed to be diminishable with thoughtful bridging and careful footwork. Example sentencesExamples Human beings for example, though we are all alike, are not perfect, as is with anything diminishable in the physical world. In truth the rough message is that love is a primary virtue of great value that is not diminishable by circumstance or human limitations. True teachings have their foundation in Sacred Scripture and are understood to be neither diminishable nor reversible. That case comprises two major portions such that the length of the case is not diminishable during transportation. Origin Late Middle English: blend of archaic minish 'diminish' (based on Latin minutia 'smallness') and obsolete diminue 'speak disparagingly' (based on Latin deminuere 'lessen' (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere 'make small'). This is a medieval English blend of two obsolete words that share its meaning, ‘to lessen’: diminue and minish. Both ultimately go back to Latin minutus ‘small’, the source of minute in the same sense. In economics the law of diminishing returns draws attention to the point at which profits are less than the amount of money invested. It originated in the first half of the 19th century with reference to profits from agriculture. Rhymes finish, Finnish, thinnish verb.1 phr. Definition of diminish in US English: diminish verbdəˈmɪnɪʃdəˈminiSH 1Make or become less. 减少，减小，缩减，降低 no object the pain will gradually diminish 疼痛会渐渐减轻。 with object a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending Example sentencesExamples It certainly can't be a barrel of laughs watching your portfolio gradually diminish in value. Now, the impact of the tax cuts is diminishing and interest rates are expected to go up. This election we expect the scale of traditional tactical voting to diminish. I must say Amsterdam is a great place, but my life expectancy would spectacularly diminish if I stayed there. Devotees claim that pain and disease diminish or disappear after just weeks of practice. Her life became more and more squalid and her expectations diminished. Their respect for you gradually diminishes during the passing time it takes you figuring out their name. It should gradually diminish as the body returns to balance over a few months of treatment. This relative dominance of the root over the shoot diminishes gradually as the plant grows. The itching usually diminishes gradually and eventually stops after complete wound healing. With its coming it was expected that accidents on the route would diminish considerably. The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing. My pain has diminished as a result of the hands-on instruction, group work and breathing and relaxation exercises that constitute the classes. Many critics felt that the sense of likeness gained through the use of contemporary dress diminished gradually as time went by and fashions changed. The baby had been getting bigger gradually and my morning sickness was diminishing. Chances are the pain will diminish as your musculature recovers. The agrarian sector of the economy is gradually diminishing as the service sector assumes prominence. The ability to do this is greatest in the very young and diminishes gradually with age. Consequently, as quotas increased over the decades in keeping with world economic growth, the role of the basic votes diminished gradually. He notices that his scores are improving and his pain is diminishing or gone. Synonyms decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off, drop off, slacken off reduce, curtail, cut, cut down, cut back, prune, pare down, lessen, lower, decrease, shrink, contract, narrow, constrict, restrict, limit, curb, check, blunt subside, wane, abate, dwindle, fade, decline, slacken, moderate, ebb, recede, die away, die down, die out, peter out, tail off, cool off, let up, fizzle out, settle down, come to an end 1.1with object Make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable. 贬低（某人，某物）的形象；缩小（某人，某物）的价值 the trial has aged and diminished him 这场审讯使他衰老而且垮了。 Example sentencesExamples The wardens complained that the plan has effectively smeared them and diminished their status. But this fact substantially diminishes his otherwise potent political power as Commerce Committee chair. Hasn't technology increased labor's mobility and diminished the importance of physical proximity? Rather it was because he was forced to come off earlier in both these derbies after his problem diminished his ability to make an impression. But that doesn't diminish what he has accomplished here. My friends scoff at this, claiming that the importance of sex diminishes with age. This lack of comprehensiveness in no way diminishes the valuable contribution made by this fine book. There are some very expensive items which can actually diminish your credibility. The injuries that he sustained in the crash had severely diminished his quality of life. Such smoothing over of differences, however, would have diminished the powerful sense of otherness that is such a valuable aspect of the book. But it is crucial it does not inadvertently cause problems that diminish its value. Limited conversation does in no way diminish the truth or reality of the contact. At Lynn the right of any member of the community to attend at least the more important assemblies was not diminished by the constitutional compromise of 1420. But that in no way diminished the original accomplishment. Overall image fidelity in black and white was impressive, but the overall effect was diminished by the bright gray bars. However, most of these remixes are available elsewhere, which greatly diminishes the value of this collection. So I am not diminishing what she achieved, your Honour. The unintended results: ubiquitous recorded music playback significantly diminishes the singular impact of live music. You have in my estimate, dishonoured the high office you hold and diminished our democracy. But they diminish their own credibility with a lot of stories you cannot believe. Synonyms belittle, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, demean, decry, cast aspersions on, speak ill of, speak badly of, run down, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify Phrases (the law of) diminishing returns Used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested. 报酬递减（律） Example sentencesExamples The law of diminishing returns limits benefits from pay boosts and bonuses. The more exercise is taken, within a normal lifestyle, the greater the health benefit; yet a law of diminishing returns applies. However, because of the law of diminishing returns, the way we've spent money on politics will change. The quest for perfect information demands the highest investment of time and money and ignores the law of diminishing returns. As the region matures, they face the law of diminishing returns where it costs an increasing amount to get less out of the ground. Moreover, as these crops become ever more susceptible to pests, they require ever greater use of pesticides to produce equal amounts of food - a classic case of the law of diminishing returns. Those involve women outsmarting and outrunning trained government agents, and a series of tiring car chases that vividly illustrate the law of diminishing returns. The basis for the argument is the law of diminishing returns: As increasing amounts of a variable input are added, the returns per unit become less and less. As a result, the benefits of increased capital formation dissipate in the law of diminishing returns. Asked whether another poor deal would mean further controversial hikes in parking charges, he said the council recognised all charges were affected by the law of diminishing returns. Origin Late Middle English: blend of archaic minish ‘diminish’ (based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’) and obsolete diminue ‘speak disparagingly’ (based on Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (in late Latin diminuere), from minuere ‘make small’). verb.1 phr.
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