diminish

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di min′ish)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
diminish⇒ vi(decrease)disminuir⇒ vi
  aminorar⇒ vi
  reducirse⇒ v prnl
  apagarse⇒ v prnl
 The wind diminished and the sea grew calm.
 El viento disminuyó y el mar se calmó.
diminish [sth]⇒ vtr(lessen, make smaller)disminuir⇒ vtr
  reducir⇒ vtr
 Time will not diminish our friendship.
 El tiempo no disminuirá nuestra amistad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
diminish [sb/sth]⇒ vtr(belittle)subestimar⇒ vtr
 Don't diminish his efforts; he's doing his best.
 No subestimes su esfuerzo; está haciéndolo lo mejor que puede.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
diminish in value v expr(depreciate)depreciarse⇒ v prnl
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'diminish' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
decline - die away - die down - dwindle - ease - fade - fall away - fizzle out - impoverish - lower - nibble away at - peter out - tail off - taper off - wear - wear off
Spanish:
restar - descrecer - amenguar - apagar - ablandar - aflojar - atenuar - menguar - decrecer - disminuir - esfumar - menoscabar - una cosa no quita la otra - enfriar - minorar - desmonetizar - desvaír

Collocations: diminish in [size, importance, value, intensity, number], diminish with [time, age], diminish with [each, every] passing year, more...

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