Difference between Diminishes and Belittle

DIMINISHES vs BELITTLE: VERB

Cause to seem less serious; play down
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
Belittle
Express a negative opinion of
Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.
To cause to seem little or smaller than something else.
To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible: : disparage.

Play down
Cause to seem less serious
To cause to appear small; depreciate; lower in character or importance; speak lightly or disparagingly of.
To make small or smaller; reduce in proportion or extent.

Mitigates, Lowers, Curtails, Dampens, Impairs, Dilutes, Reduces, Weakens, Undermines, Erodes, Lessens, Fall, Decrease, Belittle, Lessen

Devalue, Underestimate, Smear, Undermine, Malign, Discredit, Downplay, Trivialize, Pick at, Find fault with, Minimize, Derogate, Diminish, Disparage, Denigrate

Night, Cuts, Declines, Limits, Flickers, Reduced, Reducing, Attenuates, Restricts, Decreases, Slows, Fall, Decrease, Belittle, Lessen

Overlook, Devalue, Underestimate, Smear, Undermine, Malign, Discredit, Downplay, Trivialize, Pick at, Minimize, Derogate, Diminish, Disparage, Denigrate

Posts that belittle others will not be tolerated.
My point was NOT to belittle your training.
And yet, how can they belittle this Revelation?
Do not belittle other sections of the community.
Do not name call, condescend, or belittle others.
Beard did not belittle the people of America.
Inexperienced negotiators tend to belittle unfamiliar cultural practices.
He just likes to belittle people, especially women.
To belittle, learning rightly used would be to belittle the food we eat and the air we breathe.
We who have yet a little span of life left had better belittle ourselves than to belittle those who have gone before us.