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To make smaller, quieter, or less — the slow leak of significance.
means To reduce something in size, importance, or intensity, or to belittle it.
from From Latin minuere, to make less, tangled with Old French diminuer; the same root that shrinks the menu and the minute.
Music termDiminished chords sound nervous on purpose.
ReturnsEconomists love diminishing ones — each bite thrills less.
Hidden minusMinus, minute, minor share its shrinking root.