Latin

Verb

dīminuō ‎(present infinitive dīminuere, perfect active dīminuī, supine dīminutum); third conjugation

1. I break into small pieces; I shatter
2. I violate, outrage
3. I diminish, lessen

Inflection

Synonyms

• (diminish, lessen): minuō

Descendants

• French: diminuer
• Italian: diminuire
• Spanish: disminuir
• English: diminish
• Portuguese: diminuir

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “diminuo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

diminuo

1. first-person singular present indicative of diminuir