diminish vs contract

contract vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while contract is a noun.

diminish and contract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminish	No	No	Yes	No
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contract is a hyponym of diminish; that is, contract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
contract: become smaller or draw together

Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

diminish (noun)	contract (noun)
	a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

diminish (verb)	contract (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	make or become more narrow or restricted
	become smaller or draw together
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	compress or concentrate
	enter into a contractual arrangement
	make smaller
	squeeze or press together
	engage by written agreement

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