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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, calm down, check, contract, crumble, curb, curtail, cut down, decay, decline, degenerate, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, drain, droop, drop off, drop*, dry up, dwindle, ease, ebb, evaporate, fade, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, lower, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, quiet, rebate, reduce, restrain, run low, settle, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, slacken, slash, slow down, slump, soften, subside, tail away, tail off, taper, wane, waste, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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