transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪmɪnɪʃ ]
( diminishes, diminishing, diminished)
1.
When something diminishes , or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state...
Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources...
This could mean diminished public support for the war.
≠ increase
VERB : V , V n , V-ing , V-ed
2.
If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.
He never put her down or diminished her...
VERB : V n