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    [Verb]  | "de*crease" | \ di-ˈkrēs \


    1: to become smaller in size, amount, number, or intensity

    2: to cause to decrease

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English decreessen, from Anglo-French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de- + crescere to grow {mat|crescent|};

    [Noun]  | "de*crease" | \ ˈdē-ˌkrēs \


    1: the process of becoming progressively smaller (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) : the process of decreasing

    2: an amount of diminution : reduction

    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: {decrease:1 };

    [Idiom]  | "on the decrease" 


    1: becoming less in size, amount, number, etc. : decreasing

    [Verb]  | "decrease" 


    1: to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent;


      * e.g., " ... workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow "




    2: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again "




    [Verb]  | "decrease (in)" 


    1: as in lose;



    [Noun]  | "decrease" 


    1: the amount by which something is lessened;


      * e.g., " ... the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon "




     [ "decreasing" ]

    1: to become smaller in size, amount, number, etc. to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Sales decreased by five percent this year. 

     [ "i'm decreased" ]

    1: a stupid phrase people use instead of saying "I'm deceased", Meaning I'm dead or "lol".

      * e.g.,  ... Alex: "Yo Mrs.Lewis's car was graffitied " 

     [ "i'm decreased" ]

    2: Its stupid af don't use it.

      * e.g.,  ... Kyra: "I'm decreased" 

     [ "decreasing" ]

    1: to become smaller in size, amount, number, etc. to make (something) smaller in size, amount, number, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Sales decreased by five percent this year. 

     [ "decreasable" ]

    1: the potential to become less

      * e.g.,  ... ben is decreasable because he is sick with the sniffles. 

     [ "Decrease" ]

    1: To loose popularity, relevance, or friends.

      * e.g.,  ... Bro, you finna decrease after they find out you cheated on Taylor. 

     [ "decreasation" ]

    1: yuh. slay

      * e.g.,  ... "decreasation is a word" ava said to juliet "no." 

     [ "decreasion" ]

    1: The noun form of "decrease".

      * e.g.,  ... No one noticed the decreasion of the stock market recently. 

     [ "Decreasement" ]

    1: A smaller amount of what was before.

      * e.g.,  ... "sorry ill make sure ill note to make a decreasement in the amount of times i say decreasement." 

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