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Diminish

/dəˈmɪnɪʃ/

To become smaller or less in size, importance, or intensity

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Akakii Akakievichs cheerfulness diminished at this point in a marked degree.

On the contrary, it will diminish.

His authority began to diminish after the scandal.

Late Middle English from Old French diminuer, based on Latin diminuere, from dis- meaning apart + minuere meaning make small.

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