v.
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dɪˈkriːs/
make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
n.
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ˈdiːkriːs/
an instance of decreasing.
▸the action of decreasing.
Derivative
- decreasing adj.
- decreasingly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. decreis (n.), decreistre (v.), based on L. decrescere, from de- ‘down’ + crescere ‘grow’.