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diminish

[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]

verb

LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)

Meaning
  1. to become or make something become less or smaller
Examples

The noise from the street began to diminish as night fell.

The sounds outside got quieter as it became later in the evening.

Pronunciationdɪˈmɪnɪʃ

Part of speechverb

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