(v. t.) To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
(v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
(v. t.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
(v. t.) To take away; to subtract.
(v. i.) To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.
Example Sentences:
(1) Diminished CMD was most common with AR (7 of 12) but was also seen with acute tubular necrosis (2 of 6) and cyclosporin toxicity (2 of 3).
(2) If women psychiatrists are to fill some of the positions in Departments of Psychiatry, which will fall vacant over the next decade, much more attention must be paid to eliminating or diminishing the multiple obstacles for women who chose a career in academic psychiatry.
(3) The results indicated that the role of contact inhibition phenomena in arresting cellular proliferation was diminished in perfusion system environments.
(4) In vitro studies in cardiac Purkinje fibers suggested that reversal of amitriptyline-induced cardiac membrane effects by sodium bicarbonate may be attributed not only to alkalinization but also to increased in extracellular sodium concentration, diminishing the local anesthetic action of amitriptyline and resulting in less sodium channel block.
(5) Virus replication in nasal turbinates was not diminished while infection in the lung was suppressed sufficiently for the infected mice to survive the infection.
(6) The last stems from trends such as declining birth rate, an increasingly mobile society, diminished importance of the nuclear family, and the diminishing attractiveness of professions involved with providing maintenance care.
(7) In contrast, insertion of a pre-S(1) sequence between HBcAg residues 75 and 83 abrogated recognition of HBcAg by 5 of 6 anti-HBc monoclonal antibodies and diminished recognition by human polyclonal anti-HBc.
(8) In addition, the activity of the large cells diminished with time after primary immunization, but that of the small cells remained stable.
(9) The antibody reacted with adult as well as with cord red cells, and its reactivity was strongly diminished by treatment of the cells with neuraminidase and to a lesser degree by treatment with protease.
(10) The concomitant reduction in aortic pressure and increase in heart rate following total occlusion of the portal vein were most pronounced during the first weeks after stenosis, and were probably due to diminished venous return to the heart.
(11) Conversely, the latter diminished basal plasma glucose levels.
(12) Subsequently, the inflammatory reaction diminishes, as can be seen on smears from tympanic effusions.
(13) Both Apo AI (48%) and Apo AII (5.5%) were greatly diminished and Apo E was present in remarkably high amounts (39%) with two additional isoforms (Apo E'1 and Apo E'2).
(14) (3) The diminished autophosphorylation rate was due to a decreased responsiveness of the kinase activity to the action of insulin.
(15) The isoenzyme mobility diminished in both tumour chromatin extracts, and the slow migrating gamma isoenzyme exhibited sensitivity to L-cysteine inhibition.
(16) Segmental function was diminished an average of 67.8% in "noses" and 46.6% in "bridges".
(17) Flexion of the knee beyond 40 degrees progressively diminished viability of the edges of the wound, particularly the lateral edge.
(18) EEG waves were similar during Aw and Qw but they diminished in amplitude and frequency when passing from these states to Qs, and both parameters increased during As.
(19) After 3-5 days of side-arm traction, swelling had usually diminished sufficiently to allow the elbow to be safely hyperflexed to stabilize the fracture after elective closed reduction.
(20) In the patients with aplastic anaemia the iron flux was diminished, but never eliminated, demonstrating that the exchangeable compartment was not solely erythroblastic, but included non-erythroid transferrin receptors.
Rebate
Definition:
(v. t.) To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
(v. t.) To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
(v. i.) To abate; to withdraw.
(n.) Diminution.
(n.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
(n.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
(n.) A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
(n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
(n.) A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
(v. t.) To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
Example Sentences:
(1) UK negotiatiors, though, fought back hard -- thus Cameron's fighting talk in his press conference ( see 12.46pm ) 12.49pm BST Open Europe tweets Cameron's tough talk on the rebate: Open Europe (@OpenEurope) Cameron: in Feb we reached a clear deal rebate would remain unchanged, since then some have tried to question this agreement June 28, 2013 Open Europe (@OpenEurope) Cameron: I defeated these attempts to change the rebate, it will remain unchanged for this long term budget June 28, 2013 12.46pm BST David Cameron press conference underway In Brussels, David Cameron is holding his press conference now.
(2) Senior government sources have confirmed the budget razor gang has the fuel tax credit (formerly known as the diesel fuel rebate) “firmly in its sights” – a scheme that rebates miners and farmers and others for the off-road use of diesel.
(3) Established methods of drug product management, such as formularies and MACs, were most commonly reported by HMOs; however, nearly half reported using new approaches, including contracts with manufacturers, incentives, such as discounts and rebates based on use, and exclusive or preferred status.
(4) If there had been no rebate, the UK would have paid more to the common budget than the other countries.
(5) We will retain the UK rebate, but it must be bearable for the other net contributors."
(6) He also launched a strong attack on Labour, which brokered an above-inflation increase and placed the British EU rebate on the table when it led the last budget negotiations during the 2005 UK presidency of the EU.
(7) Although it will include some $150bn in tax relief for people on low and middle incomes, the Obama administration's emphasis on spending marks a shift from the approach of George Bush, who tried to stimulate the economy over the summer simply by sending out millions of tax rebate cheques.
(8) The deputy prime minister and leader of the Nationals, Warren Truss, said: “Nothing that comes out of Paris will affect or have any impact on the diesel fuel rebate.” George Christensen, a Liberal National party MP based in regional Queensland, said signing the proposed communique would be “madness”.
(9) Banks and insurance companies regulated by the Bank of England are receiving a £8m rebate on the fees they pay to fund the banking watchdog – partly as a result of a fine imposed on Royal Bank of Scotland .
(10) As Guardian Australia reported, the government was also seriously considering changes to the rebate paid to farmers and miners for the off-road use of diesel, but after fierce lobbying from both sectorsit is understood to have dropped the idea.
(11) Brussels has never liked the UK’s rebate and it seems unlikely an independent Scotland would be allowed to keep a share of it.
(12) It would approach EU negotiations on the basis of "continuity of effect", meaning that it would expect the provisions that apply to the UK (ie, euro opt-out, the rebate) to continue to apply.
(13) The people who are the super-super-rich buying their houses for £140m, this is not necessarily going to affect them because they have got their tax rebates and their amazing accountants.
(14) Cameron showed he would fight hard to retain the rebate when he was asked on Wednesday by the Tory MP David Nuttall to give a commitment that he would not agree to further reductions.
(15) Following Money's intervention, HomeServe rang Rayner, explained why his premium had risen, and gave him a £100 rebate.
(16) All he is doing is simply counting the rebate that was due anyway, a rebate that was never in doubt, trying to fool people into thinking the bill has been halved.
(17) It has emerged that ministers are considering how to persuade most of the country's 27m homeowners to take part in the flagship scheme - which could lead to incentives such as a rebate on council tax or stamp duty.
(18) Lawyers acting on behalf of three jobseekers including Cait Reilly – the unemployed graduate forced to work unpaid in Poundland – are hoping to overturn a controversial law introduced by the DWP in March which allowed the department to ignore court judgments awarding more than £100m in benefits rebates to a quarter of a million jobseekers.
(19) The changes to rebates for short consultations were part of the government’s “plan B” for Medicare , after Abbott and Dutton conceded in December that the budget policy to introduce a co-payment would not pass the Senate.
(20) This could begin as early as daycare, with accredited agencies being funded to provide children aged one to four with specialty education about water familiarisation and general water safety – including teaching toddlers how to ‘swim to the side to stay alive’.” Hart called on the government to offer swimming lesson rebates to help reduce the financial burden, which can reach up to $300 per term .