diminish

«diminish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to become smaller, less or weaker — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (diminish, diminishes, diminished, diminishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To diminish is to become smaller, less or weaker. tree →

2) To diminish something is to make it smaller or less important. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means to take away or cut down. It is used for a wife's rights, for the slaves' brick quota in Egypt, and for God's commandments. Interpretation: The command not to add to or diminish the commandments is read as a rule that the Torah must stay exactly as given. The rabbis took it as a limit on adding new duties or removing old ones. In the primary lessons: A formal word in reading and science: «The noise diminished» means it got quieter. In maths, a diminishing amount gets smaller each time. In everyday speech people say «go down», «shrink» or «fade». Phrases: diminish in size, diminishing returns.

examples

• If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish. (Torah EXO.21.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• All this word which I command you, that shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. (Torah DEU.12.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were set on mischief, when they said: 'Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, your daily task.' (Torah EXO.5.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• O LORD, correct me, but in measure; not in Thine anger, lest Thou diminish me. (Prophets JER.10.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• It shall be the lowliest of the kingdoms, neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations; and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. (Prophets EZK.29.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The rain diminished and the sun came out. tree →
• His pain diminished after a rest. tree →
• The pile of sweets diminished quickly. tree →
• (formal) The value of the car diminishes each year. tree →
• Don't let one mistake diminish your confidence. tree →
• The sound diminished as the train went away. tree →
• Supplies of water diminished during the hot summer. tree →

note

Formal; regular verb. Opposite: increase, grow. In maths «diminished by 5» means take away 5; «diminished by half» means divide by 2.

In the corpora

• Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.'
• If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.
• O LORD, correct me, but in measure; not in Thine anger, lest Thou diminish me.
• Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diminish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.