I would love to share that intimacy with you, but don't think for a minute this diminishes my feelings for you.
You sound like my wife, but 'Any man's death diminishes me because I'm involved in mankind.'
On continuing the heating, the viscosity diminishes while the colour remains the same.
Alcohol also diminishes the oxidation which is the main source of the body-heat.
Extreme bodily fatigue diminishes it.
