A great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges.

Those with dementia have a diminished capacity for language.

“O Allah, You created me when I was not worthy of mention; And You provided for me when I had nothing; And I wronged my soul and sinned, and I confess my guilt. If You forgive me, that will in no way diminish Your sovereignty; And if You punish me, that will in no way augment Your authority. You can find others to punish besides me, But I can find no one to forgive me but You. Truly, You are the most merciful of those who show mercy.”

You start getting diminishing returns once you reach a certain threshold.

This doesn't give him the right to diminish us as Muslims.

This pardon is undeserved, unprincipled, and one more stain on President Trump's rapidly diminishing legacy.

Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

This doesn't give you the license to diminish us as Muslims.

This doesn't give you the license to diminish her as a Muslim.

And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.