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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decreased; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Decreasing.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F.
     d['e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see Decrease, n.),
     fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See
     Crescent, and cf. Increase.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He must increase, but I must decrease.   --John iii.
                                                    30.
  
     Syn: To Decrease, Diminish.
  
     Usage: Things usually decrease or fall off by degrees, and
            from within, or through some cause which is
            imperceptible; as, the flood decreases; the cold
            decreases; their affection has decreased. Things
            commonly diminish by an influence from without, or one
            which is apparent; as, the army was diminished by
            disease; his property is diminishing through
            extravagance; their affection has diminished since
            their separation their separation. The turn of
            thought, however, is often such that these words may
            be interchanged.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The olive leaf, which certainly them told
                  The flood decreased.              --Drayton.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye;
                  Before the Boreal blasts the vessels fly.
                                                    --Pope.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, v. t.
     To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,
     extravagance decreases one's means.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That might decrease their present store. --Prior.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr.
     decreistre. See Decrease, v.]
     1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease
        of revenue or of strength.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The wane of the moon. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, v. t.
     To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,
     extravagance decreases one's means.
  
           That might decrease their present store. --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr.
     decreistre. See Decrease, v.]
     1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease
        of revenue or of strength.
  
     2. The wane of the moon. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Decrease \De*crease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decreased; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Decreasing.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F.
     d['e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see Decrease, n.),
     fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See
     Crescent, and cf. Increase.]
     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.
  
           He must increase, but I must decrease.   --John iii.
                                                    30.
  
     Syn: To Decrease, Diminish.
  
     Usage: Things usually decrease or fall off by degrees, and
            from within, or through some cause which is
            imperceptible; as, the flood decreases; the cold
            decreases; their affection has decreased. Things
            commonly diminish by an influence from without, or one
            which is apparent; as, the army was diminished by
            disease; his property is diminishing through
            extravagance; their affection has diminished since
            their separation their separation. The turn of
            thought, however, is often such that these words may
            be interchanged.
  
                  The olive leaf, which certainly them told The
                  flood decreased.                  --Drayton.
  
                  Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye; Before
                  the Boreal blasts the vessels fly. --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  decrease
       n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
            as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
            sales" [syn: lessening, drop-off] [ant: increase]
       2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrement]
          [ant: increase, increase]
       3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrement]
          [ant: increase]
       4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: diminution,
           reduction, step-down] [ant: increase]
       v 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" [syn: diminish,
             lessen, fall] [ant: increase]
       2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: lessen, minify]
          [ant: increase]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     Αγγλικά n.
     απομείωση, ελάττωση, μείωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     n.
     1 An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
     2 (lb en knitting) 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. See (w:
  Decrease (knitting)).
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     n.
     1 An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
     2 (lb en knitting) 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. See (w:
  Decrease (knitting)).
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     n.
     1 An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
     2 (lb en knitting) 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. See (w:
  Decrease (knitting)).
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     n.
     1 An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
     2 (lb en knitting) 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. See (w:
  Decrease (knitting)).
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     Englanti n.
     lasku, vähetä
     Englanti vb.
     laskea, vähetä, vähentyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decrease
     Engelska n.
     minskning
     Engelska vb.
     minska, avta; ''om en kvantitet'' bli mindre

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  decrease /dˈiːkɹiːs/
  1. verlaging
  2. afneem
  3. verminder

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Decrease /dˈiːkɹiːs/
  النقصان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  decrease //dɪˈkɹiːs// //ˈdiːkɹiːs// 
  намаление, намаляване
  amount of decrease

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  decrease //dɪˈkɹiːs// //ˈdiːkɹiːs// 
  1. намаля́вам се
  become smaller
  2. намаля́вам
  make smaller