different between hinder vs diminish
hinder
English
Alternative forms
- hindre (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindr?n?, *hinder?n? (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(r)
Verb
hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)
- (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- Synonyms: delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart; see also Thesaurus:hinder
- Antonyms: assist, expedite, facilitate, help
- (transitive, intransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
- Antonyms: aid, assist, help
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
comparative form of hind: more hind
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
Adjective
hinder (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
- the hinder end of a wagon
- the hinder parts of a horse
- 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673
- On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...
hinder
- comparative form of hind: more hind
Usage notes
Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Synonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): back, hind, rear, posterior
Antonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): fore, front
Related terms
- hind
- hindermost
- hindmost
Translations
Noun
hinder (plural hinders)
- (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
- Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Translations
Anagrams
- herdin', hindre
Danish
Etymology 1
From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?(d)?r/, [?hen??], [?hen?d??]
Noun
hinder n
- (obsolete) hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
- in the modern language only in the expression være til hinder (“to be in the way”)
Related terms
- hindre, hindring
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen??r/, [?hen??]
Alternative forms
- hinde
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hind
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?r/, [?hen?]
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hinde
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Noun
hinder m (uncountable)
- hindrance, impediment, obstruction
Derived terms
- geluidshinder
Verb
hinder
- first-person singular present indicative of hinderen
- imperative of hinderen
German
Verb
hinder
- inflection of hindern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n
- obstacle, impediment, obstruction
Usage notes
- (For some cases) Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
Declension
Derived terms
- hinderbana
- hinderlöpning
- trafikhinder
Related terms
- hindra
hinder From the web:
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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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- what diminish mean
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- what diminishes a fee simple estate
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- what diminishes scars
- what diminishes/dissipates a thunderstorm
- what diminishes bruises
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