decrease

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Synonyms: decease, degrease, decree, increase, crease, encrease, decreased, accrease, defease, deceave, decreaser

Antonyms: decease, degrease, decree, increase, crease, encrease, decreased, accrease, defease, deceave, decreaser

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of a quantity, to become [[smaller]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (a quantity) smaller.

Noun

1. An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
2. {{lb|en|knitting|crochet}} A [[reduction]] in the number of [[stitch]]es, usually accomplished by [[suspend]]ing the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See {{w|Decrease (knitting)}}.

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