deminuo

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ minuō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēminuō (present infinitive dēminuere, perfect active dēminuī, supine dēminūtum); third conjugation

  1. to make smaller
  2. to diminish, lessen or reduce
    Synonyms: diminuō, imminuō, minuō, tenuō, premō, corripiō
    Antonyms: augeō, amplificō, extendō, accumulō, cumulō, multiplicō
  3. to weaken
  4. to curtail
  5. to deduct or deprive

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References

  • deminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deminuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.