DECREASE
\dˈiːkɹiːs], \dˈiːkɹiːs], \d_ˈiː_k_ɹ_iː_s]\
Definitions of DECREASE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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the amount by which something decreases
By Princeton University
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make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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the amount by which something decreases
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
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A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
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To grow less, - opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
By Oddity Software
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To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
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A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
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To grow less, - opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
By Noah Webster.
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To grow less; diminish; dwindle; as, his income steadily decreased; abate; as, the storm decreased in violence.
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To cause to grow less; as, to decrease the length of the working day; reduce gradually in size or extent.
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Gradual lessening or decay; the amount or degree of lessening.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Gradual diminution or decay; wane of the moon.
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To lessen; to diminish gradually.
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To become less; to diminish gradually.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To grow less; to diminish gradually; to become less; to lower; to abate.
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A becoming less; decay; gradual diminution.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
