"minish" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ Forms: minishes [present, singular, third-person], minishing [participle, present], minished [participle, past], minished [past]
Rhymes: -ɪnɪʃ Etymology: From Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|menuse}} Middle English menuse, {{der|en|frm|menusier}} Middle French menusier, {{der|en|VL.|*minūtiāre}} Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} minish (third-person singular simple present minishes, present participle minishing, simple past and past participle minished)
  1. (archaic) To lessen or cause to seem to be less. Tags: archaic Synonyms (lessen): diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease
    Sense id: en-minish-en-verb-mN-asm-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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