Decrease

Pronunciation

• verb enPR: dÄ­krÄ“s', IPA: /dɪˈkɹiːs/
• noun enPR: dÄ“'krÄ“s, IPA: /ˈdiːkɹiːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Origin

From Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.

Full definition of decrease

Verb

1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

Synonyms

• (become smaller) drop, fall, go down, plummet rapidly, plunge rapidly, reduce, shrink, sink
• (make smaller) abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce

Antonyms

• (become larger) go up, grow, increase, rise, soar rapidly, shoot up rapidly
• (make larger) increase, increment, raise, up informal

Noun

1. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
2. (knitting) 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).

Synonyms

• (amount by which a quantity is decreased) cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

Antonyms

• (amount by which a quantity is decreased) gain, increase, increment, raise US, of pay, rise

Anagrams

• deceaser