Question

If you d_______ someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.He never put her down or diminished her.He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it. verbWhen something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity .The threat of nuclear war has diminished.Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.This could mean diminished public support for the war.If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.He never put her down or diminished her.He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it. C1

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query	If you d_______ someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are. He never put her down or diminished her. He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
word	diminish
full-definition	verb When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity . The threat of nuclear war has diminished. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources. This could mean diminished public support for the war. If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are. He never put her down or diminished her. He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
inflections	diminishesdiminishingdiminished
cefr-level	C1

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