मी [ mī ] [ mī ]1 Root cl. [9] P. Ā. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxxi , 4) [ mīnāti ] , [ mīnīte ] ( Ved. also [ minā́ti ] and [ minoti ] ; [ mī́yate ] or [ mīyáte ] ( Lit. Dhātup. xxvi , 28 ) ; [ mimītas ] , [ mimīyāt ] ( ? ) ; pf. [ mimāya ] Lit. RV. ; [ mīmaya ] Lit. AV. ; [ mamau ] , [ mimye ] Gr. ; aor. [ amāsīt ] , [ amāsta ] Gr. ; [ meṣṭa ] Lit. AV. ; aor. Pass. [ ámāyi ] Lit. Br. ; Prec. [ mīyāt ] , [ māsīṣṭa ] Gr. ; fut. [ mātā ] , [ māsyati ] , [ °te ] Gr. ; [ meṣyate ] Lit. Br. ; inf. [ -mí yam ] , [ -miye ] Lit. RV. ; [ métos ] Lit. Br. ; ind.p. [ mītvā ] , [ -mīya ] , [ māya ] Gr.) , to lessen , diminish , destroy ( A. and Pass. to perish , disappear , die) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. Br. Lit. Up. Lit. BhP. ; to lose one's way , go astray Lit. RV. ; to transgress , violate , frustrate , change , alter Lit. RV. Lit. AV. : Caus. [ māpayati ] aor. [ amīmapat ] . see [ pra-√ mī ] ; Desid. [ mitsati ] , [ °te ] Gr.: Intens. [ memīyate ] , [ memayīti ] , [ memeti ] Lit. ib. ( cf. Gk. 1 ; Lat. (minuere) ; Slav. (minij) ; Germ. (minniro) , (minre) , (minder) ; Angl.Sax. (min) . ) ( 818,2 )