What does decrease mean?

Definitions for decrease
dɪˈkris; ˈdi kris, dɪˈkrisde·crease

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decrease, lessening, drop-offnoun

    a change downward

    "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

  2. decrease, decrementnoun

    a process of becoming smaller or shorter

  3. decrease, decrementnoun

    the amount by which something decreases

  4. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downverb

    the act of decreasing or reducing something

  5. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

    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"

  6. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

    make smaller

    "He decreased his staff"

Wiktionary

  1. decreasenoun

    An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

  2. decreaseverb

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

  3. decreaseverb

    To make (a quantity) smaller.

  4. Etymology: From descreistre (French: décroître), from decrescere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Decreasenoun

    The state of growing less; decay.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    By weak’ning toil, and hoary age o’ercome,
    See thy decrease, and hasten to thy tomb. Matthew Prior.

    See in what time the seeds, set in the increase of the moon, come to a certain height, and how they differ from those that are set in the decrease of the moon. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

  2. To Decreaseverb

    To make less; to diminish.

    He did dishonourable find
    Those articles, which did our state decrease. Samuel Daniel, C. War.

    Nor cherish’d they relations poor,
    That might decrease their present store. Matthew Prior.

    Heat increases the fluidity of tenacious liquids, as of oil, balsam, and honey; and thereby decreases their resistance. Newt.

  3. To DECREASEverb

    To grow less; to be diminished.

    Etymology: decresco, Latin.

    From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. Ecclus. xliii. 7.

    Unto fifty years the heart annually increaseth the weight of one drachm; after which, in the same proportion, it decreaseth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v. c. 20.

    It is to be observed, that when the sun comes to his tropicks, days increase and decrease but a very little for a great while together. Isaac Newton, Opt.

Wikipedia

  1. decrease

    A decrease in knitting is a reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch.

ChatGPT

  1. decrease

    Decrease refers to becoming lesser in size, amount, number, degree, or intensity. It involves reduction or decline in quantity or value of something over time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decreasenoun

    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

  2. Decreaseverb

    to cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means

  3. Decrease

    a becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength

  4. Decrease

    the wane of the moon

  5. Etymology: [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See Decrease, v.]

Wikidata

  1. Decrease

    A decrease in knitting is a reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Decrease

    de-krēs′, v.i. to become less: to be diminished by degrees in size or power.—v.t. to make less: to lessen gradually.—n. a growing less: loss.—adv. Decreas′ingly. [O. Fr. decrois, a decrease—L. descrescĕrede, from, crescĕre, to grow.]

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'decrease' in Verbs Frequency: #823

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decrease in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decrease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of decrease in a Sentence

  1. Nora Volkow:

    We have started to explore the extent to which interventions that can decrease the amount of drug consumed can have benefits to the individual, it would be valuable to decrease the amount of drug consumed.

  2. Tanya Altmann:

    Best first foods for infants are avocado, pureed veggies, peanut-butter oatmeal and salmon, they all provide important nutrients that Healthy Babies need, help develop their taste buds to prefer healthy food and may decrease food allergies.

  3. Kenneth Mayer:

    The data say that people don’t necessarily increase their risky behaviors and they don’t decrease their risk in this kind of setting either.

  4. Todd Arnedt:

    We do know that relaxing is an important activity before bed, so for people with insomnia, it could be beneficial to decrease that state of arousal, these rituals become important and we almost always will recommend to someone if they have a ritual that helps them fall asleep, then do it.

  5. Anthony Fauci:

    Younger working adults are generally more active, more social and travel more so this strategy should decrease community transmission faster than vaccinating older individuals.

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Translations for decrease

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  • намалявам, намалявам се, намаляване, намалениеBulgarian
  • decreixença, disminució, decréixer, disminuirCatalan, Valencian
  • snížitCzech
  • verringern, Verringerung, abnehmenGerman
  • ελαττώνω, μειώνομαι, μειώνω, λιγοστεύωGreek
  • malpliigiEsperanto
  • disminución, disminuirSpanish
  • lasku, vähentää, laskea, vähenemäFinnish
  • diminuer, réduireFrench
  • הפחית, פחתHebrew
  • csökkenés, csökken, csökkentHungarian
  • փոքրանալ, պակասելArmenian
  • mengurangiIndonesian
  • diminutarIdo
  • ribassare, calare, far calare, decrementare, diminuire, ridurreItalian
  • 減少, 減らす, 減るJapanese
  • verminderen, afnemenDutch
  • zmniejszaćPolish
  • redução, reduzir, diminuir, diminuiçãoPortuguese
  • descrește, scădeaRomanian
  • снижение, снижаться, уменьшаться, понижаться, уменьшить, понижать, снижать, снизиться, понизиться, уменьшение, понизить, уменьшиться, снизить, уменьшатьRussian
  • minska, minskningSwedish
  • azaltmakTurkish
  • کمیUrdu
  • hạVietnamese
  • 减少Chinese

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