Diminish

wat betekend toch ??? : diminish
A verb
1 decrease,diminish, lessen, fall

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Category Tree:
change
¨^change_magnitude
¨^decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
¨^decline; go_down; wane
¨^thin_out
¨^shorten
¨^depreciate; undervalue; devaluate; devalue
¨^de-escalate
¨^remit
¨^dwindle; dwindle_away; dwindle_down
¨^deflate
¨^abate; let_up; slack_off; slack; die_away
¨^shrivel; shrivel_up; shrink; wither
¨^shrink; contract
¨^boil_down; reduce; decoct; concentrate
¨^weaken
¨^ease_up; ease_off; slacken_off; flag
¨^break
¨^vanish; fly; vaporize
¨^drop_off
¨^taper
¨^shrink; shrivel
¨^break
2 diminish, belittle

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
Category Tree:
change; alter; modify
¨^decrease; lessen; minify
¨^diminish, belittle