diminish

As a verb diminish

is to make smaller.

As a noun falter is

butterfly.

As verbs the difference between diminish and disregard

is that diminish is to make smaller while disregard is to ignore; misregard.

As a noun disregard is

the act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

In transitive terms the difference between diminish and deteriorate

is that diminish is to make smaller while deteriorate is to make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

In intransitive terms the difference between diminish and deteriorate

is that diminish is to disappear gradually while deteriorate is to grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

As verbs the difference between diminish and erode

is that diminish is to make smaller while erode is .

As verbs the difference between deprecate and diminish

is that deprecate is to belittle or express disapproval of while diminish is to make smaller.

In transitive terms the difference between vilify and diminish

is that vilify is to belittle through speech; to put down while diminish is to make smaller.

As verbs the difference between cease and diminish

is that cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop while diminish is to make smaller.

In lang=en terms the difference between plummet and diminish

is that plummet is to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly while diminish is to disappear gradually.

As verbs the difference between plummet and diminish

is that plummet is to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly while diminish is to make smaller.

As a noun plummet

is (archaic) a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.

In lang=en terms the difference between diminish and slash

is that diminish is to disappear gradually while slash is to reduce sharply.

As verbs the difference between diminish and slash

is that diminish is to make smaller while slash is to cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.

As a noun slash is

a swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.

As a conjunction slash is

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In lang=en terms the difference between disintegrate and diminish

is that disintegrate is to fall apart, break up into parts while diminish is to disappear gradually.

As verbs the difference between disintegrate and diminish

is that disintegrate is to undo the integrity of, break into parts while diminish is to make smaller.