diminish
to make or become smaller
Roots
- de-: down, away, reversal, reduction, or removal
- min / mini: small, less, least, or made smaller
Other words with the min / mini root
- diminutive: very small; a smaller form
- mini: very small
- minimum: the smallest allowed or possible amount
- minute: extremely small or detailed
Diminish makes min move: size, force, blame, or confidence gets smaller.
The second example did not diminish the main point.