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diminish vs dwindle down

dwindle down vs diminish

diminish and dwindle down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
dwindle down No No Yes No
As verbs, dwindle down is a hyponym of diminish; that is, dwindle down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • dwindle down: become smaller or lose substance
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, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, 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 (verb) dwindle down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become smaller or lose substance
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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