| decrease | (n) a change downward, Syn. drop-off, lessening, Ant. increase, Example: there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided; there was a sharp drop-off in sales |
| decrease | (n) a process of becoming smaller or shorter, Syn. decrement, Ant. increase, increment |
| decrease | (n) the amount by which something decreases, Syn. decrement, Ant. increase |
| decrease | (n) the act of decreasing or reducing something, Syn. diminution, step-down, reduction, Ant. increase |
| decrease | (v) decrease in size, extent, or range, Syn. diminish, fall, lessen, Ant. increase, Example: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper |
| decrease | (v) make smaller, Syn. minify, lessen, Ant. increase, Example: He decreased his staff |
| decreasing monotonic | (adj) consistently decreasing, Example: a decreasing monotonic function |
| Decrease | v. i. He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30. The olive leaf, which certainly them told Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye; |
| Decrease | n. [ OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See Decrease, v. ] |
| Decrease | v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; That might decrease their present store. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| decreased | adj. made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of |
| Decreaseless | a. Suffering no decrease. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] It [ the river ] flows and flows, and yet will flow, |
| Decreasing | a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. --
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| Decreation | n. Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ] |