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disminuir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  • diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
  • dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.
  • lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.

Senses

disminuir is used for these senses in English:

  • decrease (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
  • decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
  • diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
  • dwindle (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
  • lower (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
  • lower (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
  • turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

decrease — full definition

  1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

diminish — full definition

  1. verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
  2. verb To become smaller or less in amount or intensity.

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