уме́ньшить — meaning in English

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.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.
• zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.

Senses

уме́ньшить is used for these senses in English:

• decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
• dial down (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
• 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.
• shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
• turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
• zoom (photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.

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.

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.

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