English → Latin
“diminish” in Latin
minuōto make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize; to attenuate, appease, suppress, repress, quell; to dismember, tearimmineōto project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang; to touch on, border upon; to threaten, menaceextenuōto thin, reduce, diminishlevōto raise, elevate, lift up; to make light, lighten; to relieve, ease, comfortsublevōto lift up or raise (from underneath); to support, sustain, assist or encourage; to lighten or alleviateēlevōto raise or elevate; to alleviate or sooth; to weaken, lessenlēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacify
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
diminish
minuere; imminuere; deminuere aliquid, or aliquid de aliqua re; extenuare; levare, sublevare, elevare (anything heavy or burdensome); remittere aliquid, or aliquid de aliqua re (to relax); lenire (anything unpleasant). Vid: LESSEN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for diminish?
- The usual Latin words for “diminish” are minuō, immineō, extenuō; also levō, sublevō, ēlevō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.