förminska — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attenuate verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
- belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
- dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
- taper verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.
- zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.
Senses
förminska is used for these senses in English:
- belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- ensmallen (humorous, transitive) To make smaller.
- taper (ambitransitive) To diminish gradually.
- zoom To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
attenuate — full definition
- verb To make something smaller, weaker or less in amount.
- verb To make something thinner, for example by shaping, starving or decay.
- verb To grow thinner or become less.
- verb To make a bacterium or virus less able to cause disease.
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