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diminish
English
Etymology
Formed under the influence of both diminue (from Old French diminuer, from Latin d?minuo) and minish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??m?n??/
Verb
diminish (third-person singular simple present diminishes, present participle diminishing, simple past and past participle diminished)
- (transitive) To make smaller.
- (intransitive) To become smaller.
- (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Ezekiel 29:15,[1]
- It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
- 1639, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia by Thomas More, London, Book 2, “Of their journying or travelling abroad,” p. 197,[2]
- […] this doth nothing diminish their opinion.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 4, lines 32-35,[3]
- O thou, that, with surpassing glory crowned,
- Lookest from thy sole dominion like the God
- Of this new world; at whose sight all the stars
- Hide their diminished heads; to thee I call,
- 1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, London: André Deutsch, Chapter 3,
- In Seth’s presence Mr Biswas felt diminished. Everything about Seth was overpowering: his calm manner, his smooth grey hair, his ivory holder, his hard swollen forearms […]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Ezekiel 29:15,[1]
- (intransitive) To taper.
- 1853, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford, London: J.M. Dent, 1904, Chapter 8, p. 120,[4]
- The chair and table legs diminished as they neared the ground, and were straight and square in all their corners.
- 1853, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford, London: J.M. Dent, 1904, Chapter 8, p. 120,[4]
- (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
- 1948, Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter, Penguin, 1971, Part Two, Chapter 2, 1, p. 77,[5]
- ‘Good evening, good evening,’ Father Rank called. His stride lengthened and he caught a foot in his soutane and stumbled as he went by. ‘A storm’s coming up,’ he said. ‘Got to hurry,’ and his ‘ho, ho, ho’ diminished mournfully along the railway track, bringing no comfort to anyone.
- 1948, Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter, Penguin, 1971, Part Two, Chapter 2, 1, p. 77,[5]
- (transitive) To take away; to subtract.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Deuteronomy 4:2,[6]
- Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Deuteronomy 4:2,[6]
Antonyms
- improve, repair, renovate
Derived terms
- diminishment
- law of diminishing returns
Related terms
- diminution
Translations
Anagrams
- minidish
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exhaust
English
Etymology
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaur?re (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haur?re (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Verb
exhaust (third-person singular simple present exhausts, present participle exhausting, simple past and past participle exhausted)
- (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely
- (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
- (transitive, figuratively) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
- (transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
- (transitive) To bring out or develop completely
- (transitive) to discuss thoroughly or completely
- (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
Synonyms
- spend, consume
- tire out, weary
- See also Thesaurus:fatigue
Related terms
- exhausted
- exhausting
- exhaustion
- exhaustive
- exhaustible
Translations
Noun
exhaust (plural exhausts)
- A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- exhaust gas.
Derived terms
Translations
Descendants
- ? Gulf Arabic: ?????? (igz?z)
- ? Hebrew: ????????? (egzóz)
- ? Persian: ??????
Adjective
exhaust (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Exhausted; used up.
Further reading
- exhaust in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exhaust in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- exhaust at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin exhaustus.
Adjective
exhaust (feminine exhausta, masculine plural exhausts or exhaustos, feminine plural exhaustes)
- out of (no longer in possession of)
- exhausted
Related terms
- exhaurir
- exhaustió
- exhaustiu
Further reading
- “exhaust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “exhaust” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “exhaust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exhaust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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