уменьшать — meaning in English

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English meaning

abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
abridge verb To take something away from someone; to cut it off.
alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
bate verb To make something weaker or less strong.
decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
detract verb To take something away or reduce it.
diminish verb To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
mitigate verb To make something less severe, harmful, or serious.
reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
shrink verb To become or make smaller.
whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.

уменьшать is used for these senses in English:

abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
abridge (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense. [First attested in 1384] [First attested around 1350–1470]
alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
assuage (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
bate (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
cut down (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
detract (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.