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Webster 1913 Edition
Diminish
Di-min′ish
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Diminished
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Diminishing
.] 1.
To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; – opposed to
augment
or increase
. Not
diminish
, but rather increase, the debt. Barrow.
2.
To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
This doth nothing
diminish
their opinion. Robynson (More’s Utopia).
I will
diminish
them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezek. xxix. 15.
O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars
Hide their
Hide their
diminished
heads. Milton.
3.
(Mus.)
To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor;
as, a
. diminished
seventh4.
To take away; to subtract.
Neither shall ye
diminish
aught from it. Deut. iv. 2.
Syn. – To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See
Decrease
. Di-min′ish
,Verb.
I.
To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen;
as, the apparent size of an object
. diminishes
as we recede from itWebster 1828 Edition
Diminish
DIMINISH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lessen; to make less or smaller, by any means; opposed to increase and augment; as, to diminish the size of a thing by contraction, or by cutting off a part; to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue by limiting commerce, or reducing the customs; to diminish strength or safety; to diminish the heat of a room. It is particularly applied to bulk and quantity, as shorten is to length.2.
To lessen; to impair; to degrade.I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezekiel 29.
3.
In music, to take from a note by a sharp, flat or natural.To diminish from, to take away something.
Neither shall you diminish aught from it Deuteronomy 4.
DIMINISH
,Verb.
I.