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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diminished; p. pr.
& vb. n. Diminishing.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf.
L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See Dis-, and
Minish.]
1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or
amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
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Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt.
--Barrow.
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2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to
degrade; to abase; to weaken.
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This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule
over the nations. --Ezek. xxix.
15.
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O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars
Hide their diminished heads. --Milton.
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3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an
interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
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4. To take away; to subtract.
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Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv.
2.
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Diminished column, one whose upper diameter is less than
the lower.
Diminished scale, or Diminishing scale, a scale of
gradation used in finding the different points for drawing
the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt.
Diminishing rule (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge,
for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
Diminishing stile (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one
part than in another, as in many glazed doors.
Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail;
impair; degrade. See Decrease.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diminished; p. pr.
& vb. n. Diminishing.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf.
L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See Dis-, and
Minish.]
1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or
amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt.
--Barrow.
2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to
degrade; to abase; to weaken.
This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule
over the nations. --Ezek. xxix.
15.
O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their
diminished heads. --Milton.
3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an
interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
4. To take away; to subtract.
Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv.
2.
Diminished column, one whose upper diameter is less than
the lower.
Diminished, or Diminishing, scale, a scale of gradation
used in finding the different points for drawing the
spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt.
Diminishing rule (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge,
for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
Diminishing stile (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one
part than in another, as in many glazed doors.
Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail;
impair; degrade. See Decrease.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
diminished
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: lessened, vitiated, weakened]
2: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as
a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial
paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" [syn: atrophied,
wasted] [ant: hypertrophied]
3: (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any
perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"
4: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her
comments made me feel small" [syn: belittled, small]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
a.
1 lessened, reduced
2 made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
3 (lb en music) reduced by a semitone
vb.
(infl of en diminish ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
a.
1 lessened, reduced
2 made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
3 (lb en music) reduced by a semitone
vb.
(infl of en diminish ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
a.
1 lessened, reduced
2 made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
3 (lb en music) reduced by a semitone
vb.
(infl of en diminish ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
a.
1 lessened, reduced
2 made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
3 (lb en music) reduced by a semitone
vb.
(infl of en diminish ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
Englanti a.
(yhteys k=en musiikki) vähennetty
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
diminished
Engelska a.
(avledning en diminish ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb diminish)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/ معدومFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zmenšený
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/ nachgelassen, schlechter geworden, abgenommen see: diminish, diminishing, diminishes, diminishedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/ ließ nach, wurde schlechter, nahm ab see: diminish, diminishing, diminished, diminishesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/ geschmälert, gedämpft see: diminish, diminishingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/
vermindert, gemindert, verringert, verkleinert, herabgesetzt
Synonym: minished
see: diminish, minish, diminishing, minishing, diminishes, minishes, diminished, minished
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/
verminderte, minderte, verringerte, verkleinerte, setzte herab
Synonym: minished
see: diminish, minish, diminishing, minishing, diminished, minished, diminishes, minishes
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/
zurückgegangen, abgenommen, gesunken, gefallen, geringer geworden, sich verringert, sich vermindert
Synonyms: decreased, fallen
see: decrease, diminish, fall, decreasing, diminishing, falling
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]diminished /dɪmˈɪnɪʃt/ 1. kisebbített 2. csökkentettFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/