† diminuev.

Forms: Middle English dymynue, 1500s dymynew, diminew, Scottish dimuneu.

Etymology: < French diminuer (1308 in Godefroy Suppl.), < Latin dēminuĕre to lessen, diminish v. Compare Provençal diminuar , also with other conjugational suffixes, Provençal diminuir , Spanish diminuir , and Portuguese diminuir , Catalan disminuir , Italian diminuire . In all the Romanic languages the prefix is di- , which was also the common medieval Latin spelling, but ancient Latin had dēminuĕre to lessen, diminish, dīminuĕre to break into small pieces; compare diminish v.

Obsolete.

= diminish v. (in various senses). In first quot. intransitive to speak disparagingly; cf. diminish v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > speak disparagingly [verb (intransitive)]

diminue1382

misspeaka1393

detract1605

depreciate1666

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)]

littleeOE

anitherOE

wanzelOE

lessc1225

slakea1300

littenc1300

aslakec1314

adminisha1325

allayc1330

settle1338

low1340

minisha1382

reprovea1382

abatea1398

rebatea1398

subtlea1398

alaskia1400

forlyten?a1400

imminish14..

lessenc1410

diminish1417

repress?a1425

assuagec1430

scarcec1440

small1440

underslakec1440

alessa1450

debate?c1450

batec1460

decreasec1470

appetisse1474

alow1494

mince1499

perswage?1504

remita1513

inless?1521

attenuate1530

weaken1530

defray1532

mitigate1532

minorate1534

narrow?1548

diminuec1550

extenuate1555

amain1578

exolve1578

base1581

dejecta1586

amoinder1588

faint1598

qualify1604

contract1605

to pull down1607

shrivel1609

to take down1610

disaugment1611

impoverish1611

shrink1628

decoct1629

persway1631

unflame1635

straiten1645

depress1647

reduce1649

detract1654

minuate1657

alloy1661

lower?1662

sinka1684

retreat1690

nip1785

to drive down1840

minify1866

to knock down1867

to damp down1869

scale1887

mute1891

clip1938

to roll back1942

to cut back1943

downscale1945

downrate1958

slim1963

downshift1972

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxxv. 13 Ȝe..han dymynued [gloss or spoken yuel] aȝeins me [a1425 L.V. deprauyd aȝens me, L. derogastis].

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 74 Nor na reproche diminew thi guid name.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 44 God almychty..mittigatis augmentis or dimuneuis..the..operations of the planetis.

1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vi. sig. A8^v Rather depart riche nor leif pure, or diminew thair fortune ony wayis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	diminue
释义	† diminuev. Forms: Middle English dymynue, 1500s dymynew, diminew, Scottish dimuneu. Etymology: < French diminuer (1308 in Godefroy Suppl.), < Latin dēminuĕre to lessen, diminish v. Compare Provençal diminuar , also with other conjugational suffixes, Provençal diminuir , Spanish diminuir , and Portuguese diminuir , Catalan disminuir , Italian diminuire . In all the Romanic languages the prefix is di- , which was also the common medieval Latin spelling, but ancient Latin had dēminuĕre to lessen, diminish, dīminuĕre to break into small pieces; compare diminish v. Obsolete. = diminish v. (in various senses). In first quot. intransitive to speak disparagingly; cf. diminish v. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > speak disparagingly [verb (intransitive)] diminue1382 misspeaka1393 detract1605 depreciate1666 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] littleeOE anitherOE wanzelOE lessc1225 slakea1300 littenc1300 aslakec1314 adminisha1325 allayc1330 settle1338 low1340 minisha1382 reprovea1382 abatea1398 rebatea1398 subtlea1398 alaskia1400 forlyten?a1400 imminish14.. lessenc1410 diminish1417 repress?a1425 assuagec1430 scarcec1440 small1440 underslakec1440 alessa1450 debate?c1450 batec1460 decreasec1470 appetisse1474 alow1494 mince1499 perswage?1504 remita1513 inless?1521 attenuate1530 weaken1530 defray1532 mitigate1532 minorate1534 narrow?1548 diminuec1550 extenuate1555 amain1578 exolve1578 base1581 dejecta1586 amoinder1588 faint1598 qualify1604 contract1605 to pull down1607 shrivel1609 to take down1610 disaugment1611 impoverish1611 shrink1628 decoct1629 persway1631 unflame1635 straiten1645 depress1647 reduce1649 detract1654 minuate1657 alloy1661 lower?1662 sinka1684 retreat1690 nip1785 to drive down1840 minify1866 to knock down1867 to damp down1869 scale1887 mute1891 clip1938 to roll back1942 to cut back1943 downscale1945 downrate1958 slim1963 downshift1972 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxxv. 13 Ȝe..han dymynued [gloss or spoken yuel] aȝeins me [a1425 L.V. deprauyd aȝens me, L. derogastis]. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 74 Nor na reproche diminew thi guid name. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 44 God almychty..mittigatis augmentis or dimuneuis..the..operations of the planetis. 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vi. sig. A8^v Rather depart riche nor leif pure, or diminew thair fortune ony wayis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1382
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