KJV Dictionary Definition: diminish

diminish

DIMINISH, v.t. L., to lessen; less.

1. To lessen; to make less or smaller, by any means; opposed to increase and augment; as, to diminish the size of a thing by contraction, or by cutting off a part; to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue by limiting commerce, or reducing the customs; to diminish strength or safety; to diminish the heat of a room. It is particularly applied to bulk and quantity, as shorten is to length.

2. To lessen; to impair; to degrade.

I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezekiel 29.

3. In music, to take from a note by a sharp, flat or natural.

To diminish from, to take away something.

Neither shall you diminish aught from it Deuteronomy 4.

DIMINISH, v.i. To lessen; to become or appear less or smaller. The size of an object diminishes, as we recede from it.

diminishable

DIMINISHABLE, a. Capable of being reduced in size or quantity.

diminished

DIMINISHED, pp. Lessened; made smaller; reduced in size; contracted; degraded.

diminishing

DIMINISHING, ppr. Lessening; contracting; degrading.

diminishingly

DIMINISHINGLY, adv. In a manner to lessen reputation.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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