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nouna process of becoming smaller or shorter
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nounthe act of decreasing or reducing something
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"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"verbdecrease in size, extent, or rangeOpposite:type of:
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"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"nouna change downwardOpposite:type of:
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"He decreased his staff"verbmake smallerOpposite:
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nounthe amount by which something decreases
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change cut break fall drop relax fly slow contract lower amount process concentrate flag limit shelter relief discount shrink reduce retard vanish dip sinking slack alter trim decline decay reduction casualty suppress shrinking weaken lowering wither shorten modify deduction diminish weakening minimize contraction moderation modification lessen belittle easing narrowing shrivel alteration dwindling easement vaporize shortening remit cutback deflate waning wane mitigate dwindle abate depletion taper lour attrition devaluation desensitization slippage depreciation shrinkage slake devalue slacken wastage deflation subtraction minimise pare diminution amortization depreciate lessening abbreviate rollback decrescendo decelerate mitigation devaluate abridge decrement physical process desensitisation step-down change of magnitude minimisation devitalisation amortisation de-escalation declassification extenuation alleviation tax shelter tax credit split down devitalization reverse stock split reverse split price reduction palliation minimization change magnitude let up go down ease up ease off dwindle down dwindle away drop off die away decoct de-escalate undervalue thin out slow up slow down slacken off slack off shrivel up boil down drop-off dwindling away minify confine to bring down circumscribe cut back cut down foreshorten pare down slack up step down trim back trim down turn down free fall