Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin dīminuō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /di.mi.nuˈi.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: di‧mi‧nu‧ì‧re

Verb

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diminuìre (first-person singular present diminuìsco, first-person singular past historic diminuìi, past participle diminuìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to diminish, to decrease, to make less
    Synonyms: ridurre, calare, abbassare
    Antonym: aumentare
  2. (intransitive) to diminish, to decrease, to go down, to become less [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: calare
    Antonym: aumentare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ diminuisce in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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