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† diˈminuent, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. dī-, dēminuent-em, pr. pple. of dī-, dēminuĕre to diminish.]
Diminishing; lessening the force of anything.
1608W. Sclater Comm. Malachy (1650) 38 When the Scripture speaks of spirituall Sacrifices, it useth a Terme diminuent. 1647Sanderson Serm. II. 221 Such kind of limiting and diminuent terms. 1657― Serm. Pref. (1681) 16 The Comparative degree (Δεισιδαιµονεστέρους) in such kind of speaking being usually taken for a Diminuent terme. |