diminish
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
verb
- To become smaller, weaker, or less important.
- The pain in my knee began to diminish after I rested.
- As the sun set, the light gradually diminished.
- His influence in the company diminished after the merger.
- To make something smaller, weaker, or less important.
- Cutting the budget will diminish the quality of the program.
- Repeated criticism can diminish a person's confidence.
- The new law aims to diminish the amount of pollution from factories.
- To reduce the value or reputation of someone or something; to belittle.
- His rude comments did nothing to diminish her popularity.
- She felt her boss tried to diminish her achievements in front of the team.
- Don't diminish the hard work that went into this project.