İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. kısalmak, eksilmek, azalmak, küçülmek; diminishing returns azalan verim, azal/azalt, gittikçe azalarak, bir yarım entervali kısaltmak, diminishingly eksilerek; eksiltmek, azaltmak, küçültmek; zayıflatmak, alçaltmak.

Etymology : Middle English deminishen, alter. of diminuen, from Middle French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de- + minuere to lessen; more at MINOR
Pronunciation : d&-'mi-nish
Function : verb
Date : 15th century

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1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; opposed to augment or increase.
2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
3. To make smaller by a half step; to make less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
4. To take away; to subtract.
5. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
6. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of.
7. To grow dim.
8. A bower; a dingle.
9. A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
10. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us.