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diminish vs shrivel

shrivel vs diminish

diminish and shrivel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
shrivel No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel is a hyponym of diminish; that is, shrivel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • shrivel: decrease in size, range, or extent
Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, 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 (verb) shrivel (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range wither, as with a loss of moisture
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of decrease in size, range, or extent
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