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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
decrease
n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant:
increase]
2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment]
3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: increase, increment]
4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease,
diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase,
step-up]
v 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 fell to under a
hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease,
lessen, minify] [ant: increase]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Decrease \De*crease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decreased; p. pr. &
vb. n. Decreasing.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F.
d['e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see Decrease, n.),
fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See
Crescent, and cf. Increase.]
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.
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He must increase, but I must decrease. --John iii.
30.
Syn: To Decrease, Diminish.
Usage: Things usually decrease or fall off by degrees, and
from within, or through some cause which is
imperceptible; as, the flood decreases; the cold
decreases; their affection has decreased. Things
commonly diminish by an influence from without, or one
which is apparent; as, the army was diminished by
disease; his property is diminishing through
extravagance; their affection has diminished since
their separation their separation. The turn of
thought, however, is often such that these words may
be interchanged.
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The olive leaf, which certainly them told
The flood decreased. --Drayton.
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Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye;
Before the Boreal blasts the vessels fly.
--Pope.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Decrease \De*crease"\, v. t.
To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,
extravagance decreases one's means.
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That might decrease their present store. --Prior.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Decrease \De*crease"\, n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr.
decreistre. See Decrease, v.]
1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease
of revenue or of strength.
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2. The wane of the moon. --Bacon.
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Thesaurus Results for Decrease:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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