diminueaz

Diminueaz is the non-diacritic ASCII form often used to refer to the Romanian verb diminuează in the present tense, third person singular, from the infinitive a diminua (to reduce, diminish). In standard Romanian, the correct spelling with diacritics is diminuează; the ASCII variant diminueaza appears in contexts where diacritics are unavailable or omitted. The verb means to reduce, lessen, or diminish something and is transitive, commonly used to describe a decrease in quantity, intensity, or level.

Etymology: diminuează derives from the Romanian verb a diminua, which itself comes from Latin diminuāre, built from minus “less” with a nominalizing suffix. The root is shared with related terms in Romance languages that denote reduction or diminishment.

Usage: The verb is used with a direct object, for example to diminuează costurile, a face something smaller or less intense. It appears across scientific, economic, medical, and everyday discourse to indicate lowering or shrinking of a measured amount, risk, frequency, or severity. In formal writing, the diacritic form diminuează is preferred, while diminueaza is common in plain ASCII texts, computer interfaces, or historical documents.

Examples: El diminuează doza de medicament. Această măsură diminuează riscul. Non-diacritic forms: El diminueaza doza de medicament; Această măsură diminueaza riscul.

See also: diminua, diminuare, reducere.