Diminishes

Synonyms for "diminishes" (326 found)

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humiliate ignore impair keep within bounds languish lapse lay leach leaven lenify let up lighten limit lop lour lower lull make allowance for melt melt away

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mince minify minimize minish mitigate moderate modify modulate mollify move away move off numb obtund overshadow pad pale palliate pare peter out pine play play down plummet plunge poultice pour balm into pour oil on prune pull pull away purify put down qualify rebate recede reduce the temperature refine regulate regulate by reject relax relieve remit remove restrain restrict retire retreat retrench retrocede roll back rub away run down run low sag salve scale scale down sear season set conditions set down set limits shave shorten simplify sink slack slacken slake slight slow down slur over smother snape sober sober down soft pedal soft-pedal soften soothe stand off stem step step down stifle straiten stupe subduct subdue subtract suffer suppress tail off take take away take down take from take the edge off talk tame taper temper thin thin out tone down trail trip up truncate tune down underplay varnish vilify vitiate vituperate wane waste waste away weaken wear wear away weed whitewash widen the distance wilt wind down withdraw wither wizen write off

Verb(13 words)

hurt incommode inhibit lilliputianize lower mince minimize minish ooze reduce shrink smallify thwart

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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

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The addition of electric lighting to the cathedral diminishes the impact of the stained glass.

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The heat diminishes.

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Arrogance diminishes wisdom.

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