diminish

1. (transitive)To make smaller.

   vermindern, verkleinern, reduzieren

   уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ, уме́ньшитьuménʹšitʹ

2. (intransitive)To become less or smaller.

   schrumpfen

   уменьша́тьсяumenʹšátʹsja, уме́ньшитьсяuménʹšitʹsja

3. (transitive)To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.

4. (transitive)To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

   1639, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia by Thomas More, London, Book 2, “Of their journying or travelling abroad,” p. 197, […] this doth nothing diminish their opinion.

   lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

5. (intransitive)To taper.

   schmälern, abschwächen, verringern

6. (intransitive)To disappear gradually.

7. (transitive)To take away; to subtract.

1. His sense of guilt was diminished.

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2. As time passed, the radioactivity diminished.

   ruСо временем радиоактивность снизилась.

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3. Adjusting your beliefs doesn't diminish you.

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4. Why is your wealth diminishing, nature?

   ruОтчего убывает твоё богатство, природа?

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5. The population of this country is diminishing.

   deDie Bevölkerungszahl dieses Landes nimmt ab.

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