diminishing

di·min·ish  (d-mnsh)

v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.

b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of.

2. To cause to taper.

3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

v.intr.

1. To become smaller or less. See Synonyms at decrease.

2. To taper.

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[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer, from Latin dminuere, variant of dminuere : d-, de- + minuere, to lessen) and minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser, from Vulgar Latin *mintire, from Latin mintia, smallness, from mintus, small, from past participle of minuere); see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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di·minish·a·ble adj.

di·minish·ment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

diminishing - becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her" decreasing - becoming less or smaller

Translations

diminishing [dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ [number] → decreciente, cada vez menor; [value, resources, funds] → cada vez menor, cada vez más reducido; [strength] → cada vez menor
the law of diminishing returns → la ley de rendimiento decreciente