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Limiting vs Diminishing - What's the difference?

limiting | diminishing |

As verbs the difference between limiting and diminishing

is that limiting is while diminishing is .

As nouns the difference between limiting and diminishing

is that limiting is a limitation while diminishing is a diminishment.

As an adjective diminishing is

becoming smaller.

limiting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A limitation.
  • * 1846 , George Frederick Simmons, Letter to the So-called "Boston Churches" (page 19)
    • After the discoveries of criticism, the new reverence for the Bible will teach one thing, and that namely which has been my theme, — how much deeper the truth that is in Christ lies than the errors and limitings of the understanding

    diminishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • becoming smaller

    • Derived terms

    * law of diminishing returns

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diminishment.