"diminish" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

diminish verbo

diminish + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
diminish one's ability • diminish one's chances • diminish the power • diminish the value • diminish one's authority • ...
1. diminish one's ability = zmniejszać czyjś umiejętność diminish one's ability
4. diminish one's sense = zmniejszać czyjś sens diminish one's sense
  • That they let me win doesn't diminish my sense of small triumph.
  • Introducing one more issue over which children have no control can only diminish their sense of self.
  • The fact that it no longer felt safe did not diminish their sense of loss.
  • The altar room's serenity did not diminish the imp's sense that something was amiss, though.
  • This hardly diminished Baldwin's sense of personal victory.
  • It was somewhat annoying to see that a stay in the brig had not diminished his sense of authority or fundamentally arrogant air one bit.
  • Mere numbers, of course, do little to diminish the nation's sense of horror.
  • Nor did the electoral process seem to have diminished his own sense of power, even to choose a successor.
  • Ms. Burrows says allowing corporations to do commercial research in the parks diminishes the public's sense of ownership.
  • That does not diminish our sense of gratitude towards you.
(2) chance, opportunity
Kolokacji: 2
(6) support, resource
Kolokacji: 2
diminish + preposición
Kolokacji: 22
diminish over • diminished by • diminish in • diminish with • diminish to • ...
diminish + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 36
greatly diminished • gradually diminish • somewhat diminished • significantly diminished • further diminish • ...

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