diminuire

Definitions of diminuire
  1. verb
    decrease in size, extent, or range
    synonyms: assottigliarsi, calare, decrescere, ribassare, scadere, scemare
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    accentuarsi, amplificare, aumentare, crescere, incrementare, ingrandirsi, salire
    become bigger or greater in amount
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    scomparire, sfigurare
    decrease rapidly and disappear
    affievolirsi, indebolirsi, infiacchirsi, rammollirsi, svigorirsi
    become weaker
    appassire, avvizzire, insecchire, rinsecchire, seccare
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
    abbonacciarsi, calmarsi
    become less in amount or intensity
    deflazionare
    become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
    diradarsi
    become sparser
    abbassarsi, decadere, digradare, ricusare
    grow smaller
    frenarsi, trattenersi
    lose velocity; move more slowly
    atrofizzarsi
    undergo atrophy
    sbiadire, scolorare, scolorire, sfumare
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
    inaridirsi
    dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
    annebbiarsi, appannarsi, oscurarsi
    become vague or indistinct
    consumarsi, deperire, languire, macerarsi, rodersi
    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
    ottundere
    make less lively or vigorous
    rilassarsi
    become loose or looser or less tight
    rilassarsi
    become looser or slack
    frenarsi, rallentare, rilassarsi, trattenersi
    become slow or slower
    frenarsi, rallentare, trattenersi
    cause to proceed more slowly
    deperire
    lose strength
  2. verb
    make smaller
    synonyms: minorare, ridurre
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    antonyms:
    accrescere, ampliare, amplificare, aumentare, incrementare, ingrossare
    make bigger or more
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    circoscrivere, delimitare
    restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
    contrarre, decurtare, restringere, restringersi, ridurre
    reduce in size; reduce physically
    accorciare, raccorciare
    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    abbassare, abbassarsi
    make lower or quieter
    affievolire, indebolire
    reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
    minimizzare, sdrammatizzare
    make small or insignificant
    contenere, guarnire, limitare, orlare, restringere, ridurre
    cut down on; make a reduction in
    sminuire
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    contare, numerare
    place a limit on the number of
    sofisticare, sottilizzare
    place restrictions on
    miniaturizzare
    design or construct on a smaller scale
    accorciare, raccorciare, scorciare
    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    sfregiare
    cut drastically
    affilare, affinare, assottigliare, snellire
    make thin or thinner
    demarcare, segnare
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
    contrarre, restringere, ridurre
    make smaller
    razionare
    restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
    rasarsi, sbarbare
    cut the price of
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    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    synonyms: sminuire
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    minorare, ridurre
    make smaller
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