Dwindle vs Lower - What's the difference?
dwindle | lower | Related terms |
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
* 1802 , , translated by T. Paynell,
(figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
* Jonathan Swift
* 1919 ,
* '>citation
To lessen; to bring low.
* Thomson
To break; to disperse.
(low)
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) older
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
to pull down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
To make less elevated
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
To bring down; to humble
(reflexive) (lower oneself ) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
Dwindle is a related term of lower.
In lang=en terms the difference between dwindle and lower
is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while lower is to decrease in value, amount, etc.As verbs the difference between dwindle and lower
is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while lower is to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down or lower can be .As an adjective lower is
(low).As an adverb lower is
.dwindle
English
Verb
(dwindl)- [E]very thing that was improving gradually degenerates and dwindles away to nothing,
- The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation.'' (''Goldsmith , Vicar, III)
- Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.
- The larger the empire, the more dwindles the mind of the citizen.
- Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
- (Clarendon)
References
lower
English
Etymology 1
From (low) +Adjective
(head)Antonyms
* (more low) higher * (bottom) upper * (older) upperAdverb
(head)Verb
(en verb)- lower a bucket into a well
- to lower a sail of a boat
- to lower a flag
- Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. .
- lower a fence or wall
- lower a chimney or turret
- lower the aim of a gun
- to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
- lower the temperature
- lower one's vitality
- lower distilled liquors
- lower one's pride
- I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
- lower the price of goods
- lower the interest rate
- The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
