| 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 shorten or otherwise diminish. [1/25 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] |