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• min|ish — «MIHN ihsh», Archaic. –v.t. to make less or fewer; diminish: »Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task (Exodus 5:19). –v.i. to become less; diminish. ╂[alteration of Middle English menusen, ultimately < Old French menuis …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min´ish|er — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min|ish — «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf. ↑decrease) …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min´ish|ing|ly — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min|ish|a|ble — «duh MIHN ih shuh buhl», adjective. that can be diminished …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min|ish|ing returns — «duh MIHN ih shihng», Economics. the fact that above a certain level increasing the amount of labor, capital, advertising, or other expenditures, used to produce a commodity does not cause a proportionate increase in the amount produced …   Useful english dictionary

• di|min|ish|ment — «duh MIHN ihsh muhnt», noun. = diminution. (Cf. ↑diminution) …   Useful english dictionary

• un|di|min|ish|a|ble — «UHN duh MIHN ih shuh buhl», adjective. not diminishable; not subject to lessening or decrease: »Character is of a stellar and undiminishable greatness (Emerson) …   Useful english dictionary

• un|di|min|ish|ing — «UHN duh MIHN ih shihng», adjective. not diminishing …   Useful english dictionary

• ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables