Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Minish

Min′ish

,
Verb.
T.
[OE.
menusen
, F.
menuiser
to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL.
minutiare
, for
minutare
, fr. L.
minutus
small. See
Minute
,
Adj.
, and cf.
Diminish
,
Minge
.]
To diminish; to lessen.
The living of poor men thereby
minished
.
Latimer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Minish

MIN'ISH

,
Verb.
T.
[L. minuo, to lessen.]
To lessen; to diminish. [See Diminish.]

Definition 2024


minish

minish

English

Verb

minish (third-person singular simple present minishes, present participle minishing, simple past and past participle minished)

  1. (archaic) To lessen or cause to seem to be less.

Synonyms