📖 WordNook

decrease

noun
  1. the act of decreasing or reducing something
    reduction
  2. the amount by which something decreases
    decrement
  3. a change downward
    “There was a decrease in my temperature as the fever subsided.”
    lesseningdrop-off
  4. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
    decrement
verb
  1. decrease in size, extent, or range
    “The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”
    fall
  2. make smaller
    “I decreased the staff due to budget issues.”
    contractreducelessenscale downminify