"minorate" meaning in English

See minorate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: minorates [present, singular, third-person], minorating [participle, present], minorated [participle, past], minorated [past]
Etymology: From Latin minoratus, past participle of minorare (“to diminish”), from minor (“adjective”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|minoratus}} Latin minoratus, {{m|la|minorare||to diminish}} minorare (“to diminish”), {{m|la|minor||adjective}} minor (“adjective”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} minorate (third-person singular simple present minorates, present participle minorating, simple past and past participle minorated)
  1. To diminish.
    Sense id: en-minorate-en-verb-9oBF7e9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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