minish

[ min-ish ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪʃ /

verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

to diminish or lessen.

Nearby words

minipill,
minirecorder,
minischool,
miniscule,
miniseries,
miniski,
miniskirt,
ministate,
minister,
minister of state

Origin of minish

1300–50; late Middle English, variant (assimilated to -ish²) of menuse < Middle French menu(i)sier < Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre to lessen. See minute², mince

Examples from the Web for minish

Short our end, and minish our pain; Let us go and never come again.
Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction|Anonymous
Among them I used to minish myself to the size of an ant and become a pioneer hewing out a pathway through virgin thickets.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett