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diminish vs weaken

weaken vs diminish

diminish and weaken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
weaken No No Yes No
As verbs, weaken is a hyponym of diminish; that is, weaken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • weaken: become weaker
Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, 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 (verb) weaken (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become weaker
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of lessen the strength of
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
lessen in force or effect
destroy property or hinder normal operations
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