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Definition of Decrease

Decrease 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. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength. The wane of the moon. Related Definitions: As, Be, Becoming, Cause, Decay, December, Decrease, Degree, Diminish, Diminished, Diminution, Duration, Excellence, Extravagance, From, Gradual, Gradually, Grow, In, Increase, June, Length, Less, Moon, Number, Of, One, Opposed, Or, Quality, Revenue, Size, Strength, The, They, To, Wane

Decrease Quotations Only in Washington does a decrease in the proposed increase equal a spending cut. Larry Elder Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space we'll take up, and the more we'll have to be reckoned with. Roseanne Barr Still, whether we like it or not, the task of speeding up the decrease of the human population becomes increasingly urgent. Havelock Ellis I just believe that the cost of marketing is going to increase and the cost of delivery is going to decrease as the Net gets stronger and mass media gets weaker. Joichi Ito The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion. Walter Benjamin

Decrease Translations decrease in Afrikaans is verminder decrease in Dutch is afdraaien, verlagen decrease in German is vermindern decrease in Italian is togliere, abbassarsi, diminuzione, abbassarsi decrease in Latin is tepesco, minuo minui minutum decrease in Norwegian is nedgang, redusere, avta, minke decrease in Spanish is baja, decrecer, disminucion, decrecer decrease in Swedish is avtagande, minska

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