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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, bate, close, die away, die out, diminish, drain, dwindle, fade, lessen, narrow, recede, reduce, rescind, subside, taper off, thin, thin out, wane, weaken, wind down |
| Antonyms: | go up, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | retrocede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recede |
| Synonyms: | abate, back, close, decline, decrease, depart, die off, diminish, drain away, draw back, drop*, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, flow back, go away, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire, retract, retreat, retrograde, retrogress, return, shrink, sink, subside, taper, wane |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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ad idem, agreed, benami, conventional, innominate, mediatory, negotiable, nominate, under hand and seal
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| Main Entry: | decrease |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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