How to Spell decrease
decrease
decrease - verb
- To grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Yearly sales decreased by five percent."
Usage examples
Examples: 'The word "decrease" is important to learn.' 'Please use "decrease" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "decrease" helps with spelling.'
decrease - thesaurus
Antonyms: escalate
Etymology
Middle English decreessen, from Anglo-French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de- + crescere to grow
Word family
decreased, decreasing, decrease
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