minish

[ min-ish ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪʃ /

verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

to diminish or lessen.

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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

Words nearby minish

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

Example sentences 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