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diminishesverbpresent tense third-person singular of diminish to express scornfully one's low opinion oftends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks bad-mouths, belittles, cries down, decries, denigrates, deprecates, depreciates, derogates, discounts, dismisses, disparages, disses(slang), kisses off, minimizes, plays down, poor-mouths, puts down, runs down, talks down, trashes, trash-talks, vilipends, writes off discommendsabuses, scoldsdisapproves (of), dislikescensures, condemns, criticizes, denounces, reprehends, reprobatesasperses, defames, maligns, rips, slanders, slurs, traduces, vilifiesdiscredits, disgraces dumps on acclaims, applauds, exalts, extols(also extolls), glorifies, lauds, magnifies, praises approves, countenances, endorses(also indorses), favors, recommends, sanctionscommends, compliments, eulogizes to make smaller in amount, volume, or extentthe state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters abates, decreases, de-escalates, dents, depletes, downscales, downsizes, drops, dwindles, eases, knocks down, lessens, lowers, reduces compresses, condenses, constricts, contractsabbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, nicks, pares, prunes, retrenches, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittlesdeflates, shrinksminimizesmoderates, modifies, modulates, qualifies aggrandizes, amplifies, augments, boosts, enlarges, escalates, expands, increases, raises blows up, dilates, distends, inflates, swellselongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protractsadds (to), complements, supplementsenhances, heightens, intensifiesredoubles to grow less in scope or intensity especially graduallythe sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased abates, declines, decreases, de-escalates, dies (away or down or out), drains (away), drops (off), dwindles, eases, ebbs, falls, falls away, lessens, lets up, lowers, moderates, palls, phases down, ratchets (down)also rachets (down), recedes, relents, remits, shrinks, subsides, tapers, tapers off, wanes compresses, condenses, constricts, contractsevaporates, fades (away), fritters (away), gives out, melts (away), peters (out), tails (off), vanishesslackens, slows (down)alleviates, relaxesflags, sinks, weakenscaves (in), collapses, deflates accumulates, balloons, builds, burgeons(also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, grows, increases, intensifies, mounts, mushrooms, picks up, rises, snowballs, soars, swells, waxes appears, emerges, shows upblows up, distends, elongates, lengthens |