mindske

Danish

Etymology

From mindre (“less, smaller”). Found in Old Danish minzkæ, minskæ.

Verb

mindske (imperative mindsk, infinitive at mindske, present tense mindsker, past tense mindskede, perfect tense mindsket)

  1. to reduce
    Synonym: formindske
    Antonym: øge

Declension

Conjugation of mindske
active passive
present mindsker mindskes
past mindskede —
infinitive mindske mindskes
imperative mindsk —
participle
present mindskende
past mindsket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund mindsken

Derived terms

References

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