definition of the word diminish

From Old French diminuer.

• IPA: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/, SAMPA: /dI"mInIS/

to diminish (third-person singular simple present diminishes, present participle diminishing, simple past and past participle diminished)

1. (transitive) To make smaller.
2. (intransitive) To become smaller.
3. (intransitive) To taper.
4. (transitive, music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.

• law of diminishing returns

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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