diminish vs flag

flag vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while flag is a noun.

diminish and flag both are verbs.

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

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

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
flag: become less intense

Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, 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, 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)	flag (noun)
	a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
	emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
	stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
	flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
	a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
	a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
	plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

diminish (verb)	flag (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	provide with a flag
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	become less intense
	communicate or signal with a flag
	decorate with flags
	droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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