decrease
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decrease
- /dɪˈkɹiːs/
- /ˈdiːkɹiːs/
Rhymes with -iːs
Where it comes from
From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.
verb decreases · decreasing · decreased
- Of a quantity, to become smaller. The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
- To make (a quantity) smaller. Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
Similar: fall, go down, plummet, plunge, reduce, shrink, sink, cut, decrement, lower, decrease, diminish
noun decreases
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased. After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.
- A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
