umniejszać — meaning in English

English meaning

• denigrate verb To criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
• derogate verb (law) To cancel part of a law, rather than all of it.
• dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.

Senses

umniejszać is used for these senses in English:

• denigrate (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
• derogate (transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle. [from 16th c.]
• dwindle (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

denigrate — full definition

1. verb To criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
2. verb To treat someone or something as if they have little or no value.

derogate — full definition

1. verb (law) To cancel part of a law, rather than all of it.
2. verb To criticise something in a way that makes it seem less good or important.
3. verb To take away part of something so that what is left is smaller or weaker.
4. verb To weaken someone's authority or good qualities.

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