sminuire

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sminuire

/zminuˈire/

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deriva da s- e diminuire

verb sminuirsi (coniugazione) · essere o avere · sminuendo · sminuente · sminuito · sminuisco

far diminuire la quantità, la dimensione, la misura di qualcosa
far figurare qualcosa o qualcuno come meno importante o rilevante il suo modo di sminuire alcuni studenti è certamente offensivo e direi quasi oltraggioso

verb sminuirsi (coniugazione) · essere o avere · sminuendo · sminuente · sminuito · sminuisco

ridursi in dimensione, decrescere

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verb

In English

slight to give lesser weight or importance
belittle to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
humble to bring low, etc.
deaden To render less lively
downplay to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequent

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@misc{sminuire_2026,
  title = {sminuire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/sminuire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}