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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *dwizminwō. Equivalent to dis- + minuō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dīminuō (present infinitive dīminuere, perfect active dīminuī, supine dīminūtum); third conjugation
- to break into small pieces; to shatter
- to violate, outrage
- to diminish, lessen
- Synonyms: minuō, imminuō, tenuō, dēminuō, premō, corripiō
- Antonyms: augeō, amplificō, extendō, accumulō, cumulō, multiplicō
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “diminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “diminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- diminuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
diminuo
- first-person singular present indicative of diminuir