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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 de·crease n. Pronunciation: di- ' krēs, ' dē- ˌ Function: verb Inflected Form:   de·creased ; de·creas·ing Etymology: Middle English decreessen, from Anglo-French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de- + crescere to grow ― more at CRESCENT Date: 14th century intransitive verb : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) transitive verb : to cause to decrease –de·creas·ing·ly \di- ' krē-siŋ-lē, dē-\ adverb synonyms DECREASE , LESSEN , DIMINISH , REDUCE , ABATE , DWINDLE mean to grow or make less. DECREASE suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity <slowly decreased the amount of pressure>. LESSEN suggests a decline in amount rather than in number <has been unable to lessen her debt>. DIMINISH emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total <his visual acuity has diminished >. REDUCE implies a bringing down or lowering <you must reduce your caloric intake>. ABATE implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount <the storm abated >. DWINDLE implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller <their provisions dwindled slowly>.]]> 2 de·crease n. Pronunciation: ' dē- ˌ krēs, di- ' Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : the process of decreasing 2 : an amount of diminution : REDUCTION ]]>