diminuer

Definitions of diminuer
  1. verb
    make smaller
    synonyms: minimiser
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    antonyms:
    agrandir, augmenter
    make bigger or more
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    limiter
    restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
    réduire
    cook until very little liquid is left
    raccourcir, réduire, rétrécir
    reduce in size; reduce physically
    abréger, raccourcir
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    se réduire
    make less active or intense
    assourdir, baisser
    make lower or quieter
    baisser, réduire
    cut down on; make a reduction in
    ralentir
    make less active or fast
    abréger, raccourcir
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    limiter, restreindre
    place restrictions on
    réduire
    make smaller
    abréger, raccourcir, écourter
    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    désépaissir, éclaircir
    make sparse
    mincir, rendre mince
    make thin or thinner
    dépeupler
    reduce in population
    délimiter
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
    réduire
    make smaller
    rogner
    cut the price of
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    become less in amount or intensity
    synonyms: faiblir, mourir
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    type of:
    baisser
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  3. verb
    become smaller or lose substance
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    type of:
    baisser
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  4. verb
    get worse
    synonyms: baisser
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    type of:
    s'aggraver, se détériorer
    grow worse
  5. verb
    go down in value
    synonyms: baisser
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    types:
    s'effondrer, s'enfoncer
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
  6. verb
    grow smaller
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    types:
    baisser
    go down in value
    s'effondrer, s'enfoncer
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    type of:
    baisser
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  7. verb
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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    type of:
    minimiser
    make smaller
  8. verb
    go down
    synonyms: décliner
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    descendre
    appear to move downward
    type of:
    chuter, tomber, tomber verticallement
    to fall vertically
  9. verb
    move something or somebody to a lower position
    synonyms: descendre
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    antonyms:
    monter, s'élever, se relever
    raise from a lower to a higher position
    types:
    baisser, descendre
    lower briefly
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  10. verb
    fall or diminish
    synonyms: baisser
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    type of:
    baisser
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  11. verb
    decrease in size, extent, or range
    synonyms: baisser
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    antonyms:
    accroître, augmenter
    become bigger or greater in amount
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    baisser
    fall or diminish
    disparaître
    decrease rapidly and disappear
    chuter
    fall sharply
    se calmer
    become less intense
    se réduire
    be cooked until very little liquid is left
    raccourcir, rétrécir
    become smaller or draw together
    rider, se ratatiner
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
    faiblir, mourir
    become less in amount or intensity
    déprécier, dévaloriser
    lose in value
    raccourcir
    become short or shorter
    être brouiller, être troubler
    become vague or indistinct
    baisser
    go down in value
    type of:
    changer de taille
    change in size or magnitude
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