minuō uī, ūtus, ere
3 MAN-,
to make small, lessen, diminish, divide into small pieces
: Mullum in singula pulmenta, H.:
ligna,
chop into small pieces
, O.: minuendo corpus alebat,
by feeding on it
, O.—
To diminish, ebb
: minuente aestu,
at ebbtide
, Cs.—Fig.,
to lessen, diminish, lower, reduce, weaken, abate, restrict
. Ut aliqua pars laboris minuatur mihi, T.: meum
consilium,
change
, T.: neque cupido Iugurthae minuebatur,
S.: (rem familiarem), H.:
gloriam Pompei: auctoritatem, Cs.: minuunt ea corporis artūs,
grow less, diminish in size
, O.: proelio uno et volnere suo
minutus,
discouraged
, L.: controversias,
settle
, Cs.: minuenda est haec opinio,
to be refuted
: magistratum,
restrict
, L.: censuram,
limit
, L.: maiestatem populi
R. per vim,
offend against
: religionem, N.: ne
quid de dignitate generum minuatur.
