1. (v. t.) To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.

2. (v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.

3. (v. t.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.

4. (v. t.) To take away; to subtract.

5. (v. i.) To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.

DIMINISH

di-min'-ish: the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have become obsolete: Deuteronomy 4:2, "neither shall ye diminish from it." "Diminish" generally means "to reduce," "to lessen." In this sense it is employed in Ezekiel 5:11 from the Hebrew gara`, literally, "to shear." The picture of shearing the beard, expressing degradation and loss of manhood, may underlie this passage.

1641. elattoneo -- to be less
... have lack. From elasson; to diminish, ie Fall short -- have lack. see GREEK elasson.
(elattonesen) -- 1 Occurrence. 1640, 1641. elattoneo. 1642 . ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1641.htm - 6k1639. gara -- to diminish, restrain, withdraw
... 1638, 1639. gara. 1640 . to diminish, restrain, withdraw. Transliteration:
gara Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rah') Short Definition: withdrawn. Word Origin a prim ...
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4591. maat -- to be or become small, diminished, or few
... root Definition to be or become small, diminished, or few NASB Word Usage bring
to nothing (1), decrease (2), diminish (2), diminished (2), dwindles (1), few (2 ...
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6994. qaton -- to be small or insignificant
... A primitive root (rather denominative from qatan); to diminish, ie Be (causatively,
make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account -- be a (make) small (thing ...
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4592. meat -- a little, fewness, a few
... Word Origin from maat Definition a little, fewness, a few NASB Word Usage almost
(2), brief (1), close (1), diminish (1), easily (1), enough (3), few (20 ...
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Whether a Habit Can Diminish?
... HOW HABITS ARE CORRUPTED OR DIMINISHED (THREE ARTICLES) Whether a habit can diminish?
Objection 1: It would seem that a habit cannot diminish. ...
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How the Incarnation did not Limit the Ubiquity of the Word, nor ...
... On the Incarnation of the Word. Section 17. How the Incarnation did not limit the
ubiquity of the Word, nor diminish His Purity. (Simile of the Sun.). ...
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Whether Ignorance Diminishes a Sin?
... sin? Objection 1: It would seem that ignorance does not diminish a sin.
For that which is common to all sins does not diminish sin. ...
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Whether Reasons in Support of what we Believe Lessen the Merit of ...
... i, 9). Now human reasoning seems to diminish the measure of the virtue of faith,
since it is essential to faith to be about the unseen, as stated above ([2294]Q ...
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Whether a Reason in Support of the Things of Faith Diminishes the ...
... it. Now a human reason seems to diminish the nature of the virtue of faith. ...
it. Hence a reason does not diminish the merit of faith. ...
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Whether Sin Diminishes the Good of Nature?
... Objection 1: It would seem that sin does not diminish the good of nature. ... Nom. iv).
Therefore neither does sin diminish the good of human nature. ...
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Whether Sin Diminishes Natural Good
... 1. It seems that sin does not diminish natural good. ... It follows that one who sins
cannot diminish the good of his own nature by his own sin. ...
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Whether Charity Can Decrease?
... of sin. Hence He does not diminish charity except by way of punishment:
and this punishment is due on account of sin. It follows ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether charity can decrease.htm

Whether the Aforesaid Works Avail for the Mitigation of the Pains ...
... For the measure of punishment in hell will answer to the measure of guilt. But
works done without charity do not diminish the measure of guilt. ...
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Whether Sin is Alleviated on Account of a Passion?
... the passion, the greater the sin. Therefore passion does not diminish sin,
but increases it. Objection 2: Further, a good passion ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether sin is alleviated on.htm

Diminish (22 Occurrences)
...DIMINISH. di-min'-ish: the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly
all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. ...
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Reduce (13 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank, size, quantity, quality,
value, etc.; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce ...
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Minish (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (v.) To diminish; to lessen. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. MINISH. min'-ash (the King James Version ...
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Abate (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To reduce; to decrease; to diminish; as, the winds abated; to contract;
to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. ...
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Aught (52 Occurrences)
... Exodus 5:8 And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall
lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle ...
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Quota (5 Occurrences)
... You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry,
saying,'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' (See NAS NIV). ...
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Tarnish (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (v.) To soil or diminish the appearance of, especially induced by the air, or
by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as ...
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Decline (10 Occurrences)
... tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state;
to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen ...
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Diminished (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Diminish. Multi-Version Concordance
Diminished (11 Occurrences). Exodus 5:11 Go yourselves ...
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Decrease (4 Occurrences)
... June to December. 2. (vt) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually;
as, extravagance decreases one's means. 3. (n.) A becoming ...
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