diminish
Example Sentences
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And all of us are going to work longer—and that means we will statistically be working with diminished cognition.
Some religious Saudis and members of the kingdom’s diminished but still influential clerical class are concerned the crown prince is taking things too far.
"Personal identity is increasingly centred on national loyalty in the eyes of the public, diminishing the tolerance for 'deviance' or dual-identity".
From BBC
That leaves students with a diminished ability to understand medical literature and make health recommendations.
“This diminished capacity will send bad actors the message that there will not be enough cops on the beat if they attempt to defraud or exploit our commodity and derivative markets,” Schiff says.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.