LEARNit Dictionary
diminish
verb
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
UK
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become smaller, weaker, etc.
کاهش دادن, کم شدن, ضعیف شدن, کاستن, تقلیل دادن, کم کردن
synonym
decrease
2
C1+
to make somebody/something seem less important than they really are
کم اهمیت دادن, ناچیز شمردن, کم کردن اهمیت, کم اهمیت کردن
I don't wish to diminish the importance of their contribution.
The trial has aged and diminished him.