Hypernyms for "diminish"
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abate
boil down
break
concentrate
contract
decelerate
decline
decoct
decrescendo
de-escalate
deflate
depreciate
devaluate
devalue
die away
drop off
dwindle
dwindle away
dwindle down
ease off
ease up
flag
fly
go down
let up
reduce
remit
retard
shorten
shrink
shrivel
shrivel up
slack
slack off
slacken off
slow
slow down
slow up
taper
thin out
undervalue
vanish
vaporize
wane
weaken
wither
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.