decrease

v. reduce, lessen; decline

n. decline; reduction, lessening

Noun
1. a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
(synonym) lessening, drop-off
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) shrinking, shrinkage
(derivation) lessen, minify
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
(synonym) decrement
(antonym) increase, increment, growth
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) decay, decline
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
3. the amount by which something decreases
(synonym) decrement
(antonym) increase, increment
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) drop, dip, fall, free fall
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
4. the act of decreasing or reducing something
(synonym) diminution, reduction, step-down
(antonym) increase, step-up
(hypernym) change of magnitude
(hyponym) cut
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
Verb
1. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
(synonym) diminish, lessen, fall
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change magnitude
(hyponym) break
(derivation) diminution, reduction, step-down
2. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
(synonym) lessen, minify
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) mitigate
(derivation) lessening, drop-off

(v.)
The wane of the moon.
  

(v.)
A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
  

(n.)
To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
  

Synonyms and related words:
abate, abatement, abbreviate, abbreviation, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, abstract, allay, alleviate, apportion, astriction, astringency, attrition, bate, be eaten away, bottleneck, calibrate, calibrated, cervix, circumscribe, circumscription, clip, close, coarct, coarctation, compact, compactedness, compaction, compress, compression, compressure, concentrate, concentration, condensation, condense, consolidate, consolidation, constrict, constriction, constringe, constringency, consume, consume away, consumption, contract, contraction, contracture, corrode, count, cramp, crumble, curtail, curtailment, cut, cut back, cut down, cutting, damp, dampen, de-escalate, de-escalation, decline, decrement, deduct, deflate, deliquesce, deplete, depletion, depreciate, depreciation, depress, derogate, derogation, detract, detraction, die away, differentiate, diminish, diminuendo, diminution, dip, disparage, disparagement, dissipate, dissipation, dive, divide, downgrade, drain, draw, draw in, draw together, dribble away, drop, drop off, dwindle, dwindling, ease, ease off, ease up, eat away, ebb, erode, erosion, evaporation, exhaustion, expenditure, extract, extraction, fall, fall away, fall off, falling off, file away, fix, gradational, grade, gradual, graduate, graduated, hierarchic, hourglass, hourglass figure, impair, impairment, impoverishment, increase, isthmus, knit, knitting, languish, leach, leakage, lessen, lessening, let up, lighten, lower, lowering, measure, melt away, mitigate, narrow, narrow place, narrowing, neck, number, parcel, pare, peter out, plummet, plunge, progressive, pucker, pucker up, puckering, purify, purse, pursing, quantify, quantize, rate, rebate, recede, reduce, reduction, refine, regular, remission, remove, retraction, retrench, retrenchment, roll back, rub away, run low, sag, scalar, scale down, shade off, shorten, shortening, shrink, shrinkage, shrinking, shrivel up, simplify, sink, slacken, slackening, solidification, solidify, squander, step down, strangle, stranglement, strangulate, strangulation, striction, stricture, subduct, subside, subsidence, subtract, systole, tail off, take away, take from, taper, taper off, thin, thin out, trim, truncation, tune down, using, using up, wane, wasp waist, wastage, waste, waste away, wear, wear away, wearing, wearing away, weed, withdraw, wrinkle, wrinkling
  

decrease /'di:kri:s/
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