Diminish and Return

Diminish

Diminish verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

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Return and diminish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Diminish".

Nearby Words: diminution, diminishing

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Diminish and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diminish" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

love	diminish love	return love
affection	diminish affection	return affection
crush	diminish crush	return crush
ability	diminish ability	return ability
Other words: power, interest, point, time, world, times, powers.

It was originally planned that the character would return on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but the writers decided that would "diminish" the ending of "Lower Decks".

Source: A Day in the Limelight
He then joined the Power Rangers in their battle against Rita.Soon after, Rita created a green candle to diminish Tommy of his Green Ranger powers and return them to her.

Source: Roleplay / In The Power We Trust

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