Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To lessen; diminish; render fewer or smaller.
- To become less; grow fewer or smaller.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To diminish; to lessen.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb archaic To lessen or cause to seem to be less.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This one might therefore di - minish the male actor's ardor.
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This is Link as he appears in games like the minish cap, wind waker, phantom hourglass and spirit tracks.
Toon Link Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2009
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Now so it is, that whoso heareth these tidings sayeth, that no such an one as was Sigurd was left behind him in the world, nor ever was such a man brought forth because of all the worth of him, nor may his name ever minish by eld in the Dutch Tongue nor in all the Northern Lands, while the world standeth fast.
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I got a hint from my mom in Japan to steam the frozen unagi in foil with sake in a frying pan for a bit 10 minish, then finish with pouring scolding hot water and close up the foil, to wash away the excess grease.
Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
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And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
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And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks of your daily task.
Exodus 5. 1999
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The contribution of articles to this compilation does not di - minish the rights of the authors.
EUFON Vol. 2 No. 1 1994
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This one might therefore di - minish the male actor's ardor.
Unicorn Point Anthony, Piers 1989
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To minish thereafter, and once more the king's self
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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