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diminishable
Variant of diminish
transitive verb
- to make, or make seem, smaller; reduce in size, degree, importance, etc.; lessen
- Archit. to cause to taper
- Music to reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
intransitive verb
- to become smaller or less
- Archit. to taper
Related Forms:
- diminishable adjective
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