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diminish  (diminishes 3rd person present) (diminishing present participle) (diminished past tense & past participle )
1  verb When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity., (Antonym: increase)  The threat of nuclear war has diminished...  V 
2  verb If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are. 
He never put her down or diminished her...  V n