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Meaning of decrease

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  decrease
      n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
           as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
           sales" [syn: {decrease}, {lessening}, {drop-off}] [ant:
           {increase}]
      2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: {decrease},
         {decrement}] [ant: {growth}, {increase}, {increment}]
      3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: {decrease},
         {decrement}] [ant: {increase}, {increment}]
      4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {decrease},
         {diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}] [ant: {increase},
         {step-up}]
      v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework
           decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin
           pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a
           hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn:
           {decrease}, {diminish}, {lessen}, {fall}] [ant: {increase}]
      2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {decrease},
         {lessen}, {minify}] [ant: {increase}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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