decrease

Definition for decrease

noun as in diminishing, lessening

Strongest matches

contraction, cutback, decline, discount, downturn, loss, reduction, shrinkage

Strong matches

abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, declining, depression, diminution, dwindling, ebb, markdown, subsidence, waning

Weak matches

decrescence, falling-off, striction

verb as in grow less or make less

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abate, curb, curtail, cut down, decline, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, drop off, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall off, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink, sink, slacken, slash, slump, soften, subside, wane, weaken

Strong matches

check, contract, crumble, decay, degenerate, devaluate, droop, evaporate, fade, lighten, modify, quell, quiet, restrain, settle, shrivel, waste, wither

Weak matches

calm down, die down, dry up, let up, lose edge, narrow down, peter out, run low, slack off, slow down, tail off, wear away, wear down

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With every effort to conduct vaccinations, reinforce surveillance and laboratory systems "maybe by mid-January to February we’ll start to see a decrease in the cases of infection and deaths".

From BBC

“We’re keeping a close eye on that and trying to make sure we can do whatever we can to decrease the number of pertussis cases.”

From Los Angeles Times

The method is based upon the fact that the percentage of radioactive carbon in the atmosphere, and subsequently in our cells, has steadily decreased since the nuclear test ban in 1963.

From Science Daily

Called haplogroup J, it may improve mitochondrial function, protecting cells from aging and decreasing the risk of conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia, or cancer.

From Science Magazine

Now the team plan to investigate further the causal relationship from decreased trust to decreased co-movement.

From Science Daily

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