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abase |
to diminish (something of value) or to place (esp. oneself) in a lower position than another or others; lower; demean. |
antipoverty |
intended to diminish or end poverty. |
bate |
to lessen or diminish; abate. [2/3 definitions] |
buffer1 |
to diminish the undesirable effects of. [1/6 definitions] |
clonidine |
a drug used esp. to treat hypertension and migraine headaches, and to diminish opioid and nicotine withdrawal symptoms. |
cut |
to make shorter or less; diminish. [1/12 definitions] |
decline |
to grow weaker or diminish gradually. [1/10 definitions] |
decrease |
to become less in number, amount, size, strength, or the like; diminish. [2/4 definitions] |
deduct |
to lessen, diminish, or detract (usu. fol. by "from"). [1/3 definitions] |
deflate |
to diminish (a person or a person's spirit, confidence, self-possession, or the like). [2/4 definitions] |
detract |
to diminish or take away (often fol. by "from"). [1/2 definitions] |
diminishable |
combined form of diminish. |
dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; diminish; shrink. |
fall off |
to decline, decrease, or diminish. |
impair |
to weaken, damage, or cause to diminish in value or quality. |
let up |
to cease or diminish. [1/2 definitions] |
lose |
to diminish the effectiveness in a particular way. [1/10 definitions] |
overshadow |
to diminish in comparison. [1/2 definitions] |
pare |
to reduce or diminish gradually by or as if by cutting. [1/3 definitions] |
remit |
to lessen or diminish; abate. [1/8 definitions] |
slide |
to diminish, esp. quickly. [1/14 definitions] |
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