laghdaigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- 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.
- lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
- reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
Senses
laghdaigh is used for these senses in English:
- diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- lessen (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
- reduce (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
decrease — full definition
- verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
- noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.