di·min·ish
[dih-min-ish]
verb (used with object)
1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
2. Architecture . to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top.
1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
2. Architecture . to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top.
3. Music . to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval.
4. to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.
verb (used without object)
5. to lessen; decrease.
5. to lessen; decrease.