Collocations for "diminish"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "diminish" in context.
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diminish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- diminish in [size, importance, value, intensity, number]
- diminish with [time, age]
- diminish with [each, every] passing year
- diminished over [time, the years, the past 10 years]
- diminished their chances of [winning, victory, success]
- diminish to [zero, nothing]
- diminish the [value, importance, appearance, quality] of
- diminish your [credibility, stature, reputation]
- diminished their [ability, power]
- had diminished her responsibility for [the crime, her actions]
- [will never, shall not] diminish
- will [gradually, eventually] diminish
- diminished by his [actions, beliefs]
- diminished in the eyes of [God, the law, Susan]
- returns (on investments) have diminished
'diminish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):