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diminue

diminue verb: to diminish, lessen.

Verb

diminue (third-person singular simple present diminues, present participle diminuing, simple past and past participle diminued)

  1. (archaic) To diminish, lessen.
    • tremulant, elusive hushes, dizzy swirls, diminuing, suspiring2008, Sandy Cunningham, Tidings

Forms of diminue

third-person singular presentdiminues
present participlediminuing
past participlediminued
pastdiminued

Questions about diminue

What does diminue mean?
Diminue means to diminish, lessen.
What part of speech is diminue?
Diminue is a verb.
What is the past tense of diminue?
The past tense of diminue is diminued.

Words near diminue in the dictionary

  1. diminishingly
  2. diminishings
  3. diminishment
  4. diminishments
  5. diminisht
  6. diminue
  7. diminuendo
  8. diminuendos
  9. diminuent
  10. diminuitive
  11. diminute

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