diminish

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. decrease in size, extent, or range (Freq. 10)
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
• Syn:
decrease, lessen, fall
• Ant:
increase (for: decrease)
• Derivationally related forms:
fall (for: fall), diminution, decrease (for: decrease)
• Hypernyms:
change magnitude
• Hyponyms:
break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off,
vanish, fly, vaporize, ease up, ease off, slacken off,
flag, weaken, boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate,
contract, shrivel up, wither, abate, let up, slack off,
slack, die away, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down,
remit, de-escalate, depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue,
shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, decelerate,
slow, slow down, slow up, retard, decrescendo
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of (Freq. 2)
- don't belittle your colleagues
• Syn:
belittle
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  belittle, decrease, lessen, fall