to make smaller, lessen, diminish: deminutae copiae, Cs.: militum vires inopia frumenti
deminuerat, Cs.: de bonis, i. e. to alienate
in part: praedia. — Fig., to take away, abate,
lessen, reduce, remit, impair: de huius praesidiis: ne quid de
legibus eorum, Cs.: de suā in Aeduos
benevolentiā, Cs.: quicquam ex
regiā potestate, L.: alicui timor studia
deminuit, Cs.: partem aliquam iuris: nihil
eius (maiestatis), L.: imperium populi R.—With
capite, to deprive of citizenship: mulier, quae se capite numquam
deminuit, i. e. by marriage: deminuti capite,
enslaved, L.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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