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decrease
  1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
  2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. lessen, decline, diminish, dwindle, shrink, contract, drop, wane, abate, subside, ebb, lower, ease, fall, recede, reduce, lighten, plummet, plunge, relent, sink, slump, taper, moderate, quell, remit, curb, decrement, depreciate, fade, pall, quiet, slacken, tail off, blur, check, crumble, decay, decimate, de-escalate, degenerate, deteriorate, devaluate, droop, evaporate, let up, restrain, settle, shrivel, soften … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I am confident that pollution levels will decrease over time if we put these measures in place.”
      “You should probably decrease the amount of food you consume each day.”
decreases
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrease
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessens, declines, diminishes, dwindles, shrinks, contracts, drops, wanes, abates, subsides, ebbs, lowers, eases, falls, recedes, reduces, lightens, plummets, plunges, relents, sinks, slumps, tapers, moderates, quells, remits, curbs, decrements, depreciates, fades, palls, quiets, slackens, tails off, blurs, checks, crumbles, decays, decimates, de-escalates, degenerates, deteriorates, devaluates, droops, evaporates, lets up, restrains, settles, shrivels, softens … more
decreaseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrease
decreasest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of decrease
decreased
  1. simple past tense and past participle of decrease
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessened, declined, diminished, dwindled, shrank, shrunk, shrunken, contracted, dropped, waned, abated, subsided, ebbed, lowered, eased, fell, felled, fallen, receded, reduced, lightened, plummeted, plummetted, plunged, relented, relent, sank, sunk, sunken, slumped, tapered, moderated, quelled, remitted, curbed, decremented, depreciated, faded, palled, quieted, slackened, tailed off, blurred, checked, crumbled, decayed, decimated, de-escalated, degenerated, deteriorated … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Multiple episodes of EBV reactivation led to decreased immunosuppressive therapy and serial quantitations of blood EBV genome copies.”
      “Speed limits on high-speed roads, and the actual extreme percentile speeds, have generally decreased.”
      “Police have been unable to ascertain why the hate crime levels have decreased since the bombings.”
decreasing
  1. present participle of decrease
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessening, declining, diminishing, dwindling, shrinking, contracting, dropping, waning, abating, subsiding, ebbing, lowering, easing, falling, receding, reducing, lightening, plummeting, plummetting, plunging, relenting, sinking, slumping, tapering, moderating, quelling, remitting, curbing, decrementing, depreciating, fading, palling, quieting, slackening, tailing off, blurring, checking, crumbling, decaying, decimating, de-escalating, degenerating, deteriorating, devaluating, drooping, evaporating, letting up, restraining, settling, shrivelling … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Herbicides kill weedy plants, thus decreasing the competition for desired crop plants.”
      “Protecting patients from acquiring a waterborne infection is key to decreasing the potential for infection.”
      “Dr. Young has found that taking tryptophan can affect human social behavior, decreasing aggression, irritability and quarrelsomeness.”
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