diminish
verb/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #8,002 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To become or make smaller, weaker, or less important.
Example sentence
Her anxiety began to diminish after she took deep breaths.
Synonyms & related words
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