† ˈimminute,a.Obs. [ad. L. imminūt-us, pa.pple. of imminuĕre to lessen, f.im- (im-1) + minuĕre to lessen.] Diminished, lessened. a1681Wharton EclipsesWks. (1683) 106 In those Eclipses..we suffer by reason of the Imminute Influence of the Sun toward us.