minorate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To diminish.
  2. To replace a term by its lower bound.

Word forms

minorate minorates minorating minorated

Etymology

First attested in 1534; Latin minōrātus, perfect passive participle of minōrō (“to diminish”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from minor (“lesser”).

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