Diminish - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'diminish' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for lessen that I've seen before include "Reduce in number" , "Contract" , "Make fewer in number" , "Become smaller or fewer" , "Cut back or diminish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Newsday.

'diminish' is the definition.
(reducing is a kind of diminishing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for reduce that I've seen before include "Pare" , "Cut down, lose weight" , "subdue" , "Bring down" , "Slim down or discount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Newsday.

'diminish' is the definition.
(shrinking is a kind of diminishing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for shrink that I've seen before include "Get less" , "Lessen - mind expert?" , "Shrivel" , "Become smaller like slang psychiatrist" , "decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Newsday.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for deplete that I've seen before include "Use up, reduce in quantity" , "Exhaust (stocks)" , "Use up resources of" , "Use up a supply" , "Empty, reduce, exhaust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Irish Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for detract that I've seen before include "Take away (from worth)" , "Belittle" , "Diminish the worth (of)" , "Abate" , "Take away (from value of something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Irish Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for subside that I've seen before include "Become less intense" , "Wear off or die down" , "Collapse" , "(Flood) go down" , "Fall back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Irish Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for dropoff that I've seen before include "fall asleep" , "In decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Irish Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

'diminish' is the definition.
(tapering is a kind of diminishing)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for taper that I've seen before include "Get narrower towards end" , "Thin progressively" , "Become narrow" , "He records" , "On VHS he recorded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and The Guardian.

'diminish' is the definition.
(abating is a kind of diminishing)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for abate that I've seen before include "Become less in intensity" , "retreat" , "Put an end to" , "Wane" , "Lessen - cease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and The Guardian.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for bate that I've seen before include "contention for old poet" , "Lessen" , "Rage; beat the wings" , "decrease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Mirror.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fade that I've seen before include "Wither away" , "Gradually grow faint" , "Bleach or decline" , "Die away" , "Grow dimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Mirror.

'diminish' is the definition.
(waning is a kind of diminishing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for wane that I've seen before include "Gradual decline, of the moon say" , "Lose force, intensity" , "Decrease, decline" , "Appearing to decrease in size, the moon say" , "Decline or go down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Mirror.

'diminish' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for decrease that I've seen before include "cut back" , "Deminish, lessen" , "Decline" , "Grow smaller or less" , "Peter out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'diminish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ebb that I've seen before include "Tidal retreat" , "(Sea) recede" , "Initially Mrs Browning's" , "Type of tide" , "Outward flow of the tide" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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