Etymology

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Today it means: To reduce in size or magnitude; to diminish. Full definition →

First used 1300s-1600sMiddle English amenusen ← Old French amenuisier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromamenuisier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromamenusen
  3. English todayadminish

Inherited from Middle English amenusen, from Old French amenuisier; compare French amenuiser (“to make thinner”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1300s-1600s To reduce in size or magnitude; to diminish.
  • 1700s To administer or govern.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.