5 words match “diminish”

• diminish verb

  to become or make smaller or less

  The noise diminished as the bus drove farther away.

  Like decrease, lessen, reduce

• belittle verb

  to make someone or something seem unimportant

  Don’t belittle your brother’s drawing; he worked hard on it.

  Like disparage, demean, diminish

• detract verb

  to make something seem less good or valuable

  One spelling mistake did not detract from her excellent essay.

  Like diminish, lessen, take away

• dwindle verb

  to become gradually smaller in number or amount

  The water in the well dwindled during the dry season.

  Like shrink, decrease, diminish

• wane verb

  to slowly become smaller or weaker

  The moon wanes after the full moon until it disappears.

  Like decrease, diminish, fade