diminish vs retard

retard vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while retard is a noun.

diminish and retard both are verbs.

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

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

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
retard: lose velocity; move more slowly

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, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

diminish (noun)	retard (noun)
	a person of subnormal intelligence

diminish (verb)	retard (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	lose velocity; move more slowly
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
	slow the growth or development of
	be delayed

Difference between diminish and retard

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