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to reduce or be reduced in size or importance: I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. These memories will not be diminished by time. What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes. We've seen our house diminish greatly / sharply / substantially in value over the last six months. Fewer examples.
1. : to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle. the side effects tend to diminish over time. 2. architecture : taper. diminishable. də-ˈmi-ni-shə-bəl. adjective. diminishment. də-ˈmi-nish-mənt. noun. Synonyms. bad-mouth. belittle.
to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
Diminishing means becoming smaller and smaller. While diminishing pain is a good thing, diminishing returns on your investment are not so welcome.
verb. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. tr architect to cause (a column, etc) to taper. tr music to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate.
diminishing. [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ [ number] → decreciente, cada vez menor; [ value, resources, funds] → cada vez menor, cada vez más reducido; [ strength] → cada vez menor. the law of diminishing returns → la ley de rendimiento decreciente.
1. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. 2. (transitive) architecture. to cause (a column, etc) to taper. 3. (transitive) music. to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. 4. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate. Collins English Dictionary.
Diminish means to make smaller or lesser. If you cover a lightbulb with a dark lamp shade, the light from the lamp will diminish. It can also mean become less important. Once the light has been dimmed, its role in lighting the room is diminished.
used to refer to a point at which you start achieving less than the value of the time or money you put into something. Our efforts were producing diminishing returns. In general, the more exercise you take, the greater the health benefit; but beyond a certain level you get diminishing returns.
verb. /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] diminish (something) to become or to make something become smaller, weaker, etc. synonym decrease The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. His influence has diminished with time. Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money).
