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decline

noun
  1. a downward slope or bend
    fall
  2. a gradual decrease
    decay
  3. change toward something smaller or lower
    diminution
  4. a condition inferior to an earlier condition
    declination
verb
  1. grow worse
    drop
  2. grow smaller
    wanego down
  3. show unwillingness towards
    “I declined to join the group on a hike.”
    refuse
  4. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., 'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'
  5. go down in value
    drop
  6. go down
    “The roof declines here”
  7. refuse to accept
    dishonor