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How to pronounce “diminish”
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Pronunciation guide for diminish
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of diminish with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The US Bombed Iran. Now What?
And that gap is one that the Israeli prime minister would like to diminish
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make smaller.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce diminish
The US Bombed Iran. Now What?
And that gap is one that the Israeli prime minister would like to diminish
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “diminish”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- (intransitive) To become less or smaller.
- (transitive) To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.
- (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- (intransitive) To taper.
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- (transitive) To take away; to subtract.
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