diminute/ˈdɪmɪnjuːt/EtymologyFrom Middle English diminute, from Latin dīminūtus and Old French diminut.diminute means Small; diminutive. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.adjSmall; diminutive.“prices made diminute and lessened to such proportions and abatements as that fault should make”verbTo reduce, to lessen.