decrease

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: dĭkrēs', IPA: /dɪˈkriːs/, SAMPA: /dI"kri:s/
• (noun) enPR: dē'krēs, IPA: /ˈdiːkriːs/, SAMPA: /"di:kri:s/
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• Rhymes: -iːs

[edit] Etymology

From Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.

[edit] Verb

to decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased)

1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

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• (become smaller): drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink
• (make smaller): abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce

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• (become larger): go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly)
• (make larger): increase, increment, raise, up (informal)

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[edit] Noun

decrease (plural decreases)

1. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

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• (amount by which a quantity is decreased): cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

[edit] Antonyms

• (amount by which a quantity is decreased): gain, increase, increment, raise (US, of pay), rise

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