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diminishing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diminish 1 of 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => wane => wane => decrescendo Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diminish 1 of 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => flex => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => dip => wear on => drop => slump, fall off sink => tumble => wane => wane => decrescendo Entailment of verb diminish Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb diminish 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude Sense 2 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb diminish diminish used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude -------------- Sense 2 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Grep of noun diminishing law of diminishing returns Overview of verb diminish The verb diminish has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper") 2. (2) diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj diminishing The adj diminishing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) diminishing -- (becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her") Antonyms of adj diminishing 1 sense of diminishing Sense 1 diminishing INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing Similarity of adj diminishing 1 sense of diminishing Sense 1 diminishing => decreasing (vs. increasing) Attributes of adj diminishing Familiarity of adj diminishing diminishing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj diminishing diminishing Overview of verb diminish The verb diminish has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper") 2. (2) diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj diminishing The adj diminishing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) diminishing -- (becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her")
diminishing definition
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