英语词汇“diminue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	diminue
释义	† diminue, v. Obs. Forms: 4 dymynue, 6 -ew, diminew, Sc. dimunue. [a. F. diminue-r (1308 in Godef. Suppl.), ad. L. dēminu-ĕre to lessen, diminish. Cf. Pr. diminuar, also with other conjugational suffixes, Pr., Sp., and Pg. diminuir, Cat. disminuir, It. diminuire. In all the Romanic langs. the prefix is di-, which was also the common med.L. spelling, but ancient L. had dēminuĕre to lessen, diminish, dīminuĕre to break into small pieces; cf. diminish.] = diminish v. (in various senses). In first quot. intr. to speak disparagingly; cf. diminish v. 3. 1382Wyclif Ezek. xxxv. 13 Ȝe..han dymynued [gloss or spoken yuel] aȝeins me [1388 deprauyd aȝens me, Vulg. derogastis].1513Douglas æneis i. Prol. 74 Nor na reproche diminew thi guid name.1549Compl. Scot. vi. 56 God almychty..mittigatis, augmentis, or dimunueis..the..operations of the planetis.1568G. Skeyne The Pest (1860) 16 Rather depart riche nor leife pure, or diminew their fortune ony wayis.
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