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menguar

[mẽŋˈgwaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín minuare.

verb haber menguado · menguando · habiendo menguado · menguado · menguo · menguas

Disminuir o irse consumiendo física o moralmente una cosa. Mis provisiones de comida comenzaron a menguar.
En particular, dicho de un astro, reducirse la superficie que del mismo resulta visible a simple vista.

In English

nerf to arbitrarily limit or reduce one's capacity
fizzle to decay or die off to nothing
wane to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity, etc.
dwindle (intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish
waning becoming weaker or smaller
lessen to make less
slack off to decrease in intensity
dial down reduce in intensity

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@misc{menguar_2026,
  title = {menguar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/menguar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}