I . v. n.
Diminish ( gradually ), lessen, wane, decline, ebb, subside, dwindle, contract, abate, grow less.
II . v. a.
Diminish, lessen, retrench, curtail, reduce, lower, make less.
III . n.
Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction, wane or waning, declension, decline, ebb, ebbing, subsidence, contraction, abatement.