Diminish - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

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

'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" .)