Diminish

di-min′ish, v.t. to make le : to take a part from: to degrade.— v.i. to grow or appear le : to subside.— adj. Dimin′ishable .— p.adj. Dimin′ished , made smaller, humbled: ( mus. ) le ened by a half-step, as an interval.— adv. Dimin′i shingly . [Coined by adding di to the word minish , an imitation of L. diminuĕre — di = dis , apart, minuĕre , to make le .]