diminish
C1Academic AWL-9UK /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
Meaning
verb
to become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become smaller, weaker, etc.
“The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.”
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