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minish definition

min·ish (min′is̸h)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic to make or become less; diminish

Etymology: ME minusschen < OFr menuisier, to lessen, make small < VL *minutiare < L minutus, minute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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