diminish
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
diminishment
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a word derived from
diminish.
Example Sentences
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For people who were alive during the attacks, there is something sad about watching that distance and diminishment happen.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Staging a Shakespeare tragedy with just four actors sounds like a potentially comic stunt or an unfortunate advertisement of dire economic straits, in either case a radical diminishment of the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
When it comes to fertility, there’s even some published data showing that rapamycin can slow the diminishment of the ovarian reserve of—again—mice in labs.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2024
Indeed, in its current usage, it is a dismissive term, a labeling of bizarre behavior or beliefs that implies not a threat but a diminishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
My own thoughts now turn to the last few months, the sight of my grandfather’s diminishment, the awkwardness between us as I grew taller than him and he seemed to shrink into himself, into age.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
