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diminish

释义

diminish

verb

UK /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	diminish
he/she/it	diminishes
present participle	diminishing
past tense	diminished
past participle	diminished

1
intransitive to become less
The intensity of the sound diminished gradually.
Her enthusiasm was by now fast diminishing.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
2
transitive to make something become less
The delay may well have diminished the impact of their campaign.
His reassurances did nothing to diminish her anxiety.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce something
cut back
cut down
reduce
3
transitive to deliberately make someone or something seem less important than they really are
I did not intend to diminish the importance of her work.
Synonyms and related words
To make something seem less important or special
play down
minimize
downplay

diminish

verb

US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	diminish
he/she/it	diminishes
present participle	diminishing
past tense	diminished
past participle	diminished

1
intransitive to become less
Her enthusiasm was by now fast diminishing.
The intensity of the sound diminished gradually.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
2
transitive to make something become less
The delay may well have diminished the impact of their campaign.
His reassurances did nothing to diminish her anxiety.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce something
cut back
reduce
shrivel
3
transitive to deliberately make someone or something seem less important than they really are
I did not intend to diminish the importance of her work.
Synonyms and related words
To make something seem less important or special
play down
minimize
downplay

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