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diminuir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • 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.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.
  • humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
  • impair verb To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
  • lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
  • reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
  • subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
  • vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

Senses

diminuir is used for these senses in English:

  • abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
  • abate To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
  • boil down (intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
  • boil down (transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
  • cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
  • diminish (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
  • drop (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
  • drop off (idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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