Decrease Definition
dĭ-krēs
decreased, decreases, decreasing
verb
decreased, decreases, decreasing
To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
American Heritage
To become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.; diminish.
Webster's New World
To make (a quantity) smaller.
Wiktionary
noun
decreases
A decreasing; lessening; diminution.
Webster's New World
Amount of decreasing.
Webster's New World
(knitting) 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. See Decrease (knitting).
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
on the decrease
- decreasing
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Decrease
- on the decrease
Origin of Decrease
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