DIMINISH

diminish

Verb

  1. To make smaller.
  2. To become smaller.
  3. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
  4. To taper.
  5. To disappear gradually.
  6. To take away; to subtract.
  7. To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.


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