Vocabulary
Diminish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make or become less.
Urdu meaning
کم کرنا، گھٹنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Reportedly, other sites in the process of being designated are in embattled places like Xinjiang, where many locals fear that the push towards tourism will diminish their religious and cultural heritage by commercialising the sites.
- Inadequate civic support and lack of industrialinfrastructure diminish economic opportunities in rural areas, thus becoming a major driver of the rural-to-urban shift.
- In the immediate term, India will not get extra water, nor will freshwater flows to Pakistan diminish.
- This crisis will intensify in the coming decades as Pakistan`s population doubles by 2050 while available water resources potentially diminish by half.
- Obsolete teaching approaches and outdated formats diminish the learners` trust and interest in certain subjects, and they end up taking these for granted.
Synonyms
decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off
Antonyms
increase, flare up, get worse,
Curator example
“the new law is expected to diminish the government’s chances”
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