minish

M3I1N1I1S1H4
/ˈmɪn.ɪʃ/

verb

To lessen or cause to seem to be less.

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diminishlessenreducedecrease
OriginMiddle English menuse ← Middle French menusier ← Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre →
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Meanings

minish1

verbminish (third-person singular simple present minishes, present participle minishing, simple past and past participle minished)

present singular third person minishes · participle present minishing · participle past minished · past minished

  1. archaicTo lessen or cause to seem to be less.

    Synonyms: diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease

Minish2

proper nounMinish (plural Minishes)

plural Minishes

  1. A surname from Irish.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo lessen or cause to seem to be less.

Similar
diminishlessenreducedecrease

Origin

minish · verb

  1. Vulgar Latin*minūtiāre
  2. Middle Frenchmenusier
  3. Middle Englishmenuse
  4. Englishminish

From Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre.

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Minish · proper noun

Variant of McNeese.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with minish

finishFinnishdiminishthinnishunfinish
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APA

minish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minish

MLA

“minish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minish.

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