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decrease
Found in thesaurus: alteration, change, modification, physical process, process, amount, change of magnitude, change magnitude, modify, alter
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decrease
v.
reduce, lessen; decline
n.
decline; reduction, lessening
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Decrease (knitting)
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.
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decrease
Noun
1. a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
(synonym) lessening, drop-off
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) shrinking, shrinkage
(derivation) lessen, minify
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
(synonym) decrement
(antonym) increase, increment, growth
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) decay, decline
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
3. the amount by which something decreases
(synonym) decrement
(antonym) increase, increment
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) drop, dip, fall, free fall
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
4. the act of decreasing or reducing something
(synonym) diminution, reduction, step-down
(antonym) increase, step-up
(hypernym) change of magnitude
(hyponym) cut
(derivation) diminish, lessen, fall
Verb
1. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
(synonym) diminish, lessen, fall
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change magnitude
(hyponym) break
(derivation) diminution, reduction, step-down
2. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
(synonym) lessen, minify
(antonym) increase
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) mitigate
(derivation) lessening, drop-off
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decrease
v.
snížit (se); klesnout
n.
snížení; pokles
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decrease
Czas.
zmniejszać (się)
Rzecz.
spadek; zmniej-szenie/szanie (się)
