diminuo

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *dwizminwō. Equivalent to dis- +‎ minuō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diːˈmɪ.nu.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [diˈmiː.nu.o] === Verb === dīminuō (present infinitive dīminuere, perfect active dīminuī, supine dīminūtum); third conjugation to break into small pieces; to shatter to violate, outrage to diminish, lessen Synonyms: minuō, imminuō, tenuō, dēminuō, premō, corripiō Antonyms: augeō, amplificō, extendō, accumulō, cumulō, multiplicō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “diminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “diminuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “diminuo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === diminuo first-person singular present indicative of diminuir