diminish vs wither

wither vs diminish

diminish and wither both are verbs.

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

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

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
wither: wither, as with a loss of moisture

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, 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)	wither (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	wither, as with a loss of moisture
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

Difference between diminish and wither

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