minish
transitive verb
min·ish
ˈminish
-ed/-ing/-es
archaic
: to make less (as in size, amount, or degree) : make fewer in number : diminish in power or influence : lessen
have minished their numbers
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scottwould not … minish by a tittle the respect due to the Magistrate J. R. Lowell
J. R. Lowellwithout … muddling it up with myths which simply minish its interest George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
Word History
Etymology
Middle English menusen, minishen, from Middle French menusier, menuiser to lessen, mince, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin minutiare to mince, from Latin minutia smallness, minuteness, from minutus minute + -ia -y