American English pronunciation
How to pronounce decrease
IPA transcription: [dɪk'ɹis]
Pronunciation variants: [dɪk'ɹis]['dik,ɹis]
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Noun
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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a change downward
“there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided”
“there was a sharp drop-off in sales”
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the amount by which something decreases
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a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Verb
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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”
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make smaller
“He decreased his staff”
Usage examples
- This dispenses money and decreases the ratio of bank reserves to money loaned.
- Although tribal lineage was revealed in earlier years, that practice has decreased.
- Lithium has been shown to decrease the phosphorylation of tau.
- Additionally, colonies experimentally enriched with resin have decreased infection intensities of the fungus.
- Also there was a decrease in trade interest between east and west.
- This includes decreased glucose tolerance and insensitivity to insulin.
- Air density, like air pressure, decreases with increasing altitude.
- When Polterguy is in a house his ecto slowly decreases.
- For the solvent, the presence of the solute decreases its vapor pressure by dilution.
- Such sedatives will only decrease fear and anxiety, but will not subdue hallucinations.