ALL meanings of decrease
de·crease
D d - verb decrease When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity. 3
- countable noun decrease A decrease in the quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it. 3
- verb decrease to diminish or cause to diminish in size, number, strength, etc 3
- noun decrease the act or process of diminishing; reduction 3
- noun decrease the amount by which something has been diminished 3
- intransitive verb decrease to become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.; diminish 3
- noun decrease a decreasing; lessening; diminution 3
- noun decrease amount of decreasing 3
- noun decrease Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree. 1
- verb without object decrease to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.: During the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly. 1
- verb with object decrease to make less; cause to diminish: to decrease one's work load. 1
- noun decrease the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction: a decrease in sales; a decrease in intensity. 1
- noun decrease the amount by which a thing is lessened: The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent. 1
- noun decrease reduction 1
- noun decrease lower amount 1
- intransitive verb decrease go down 1
- transitive verb decrease make less, fewer, lower 1
- noun decrease (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). 0
- verb decrease (Intransitive Verb) Of a quantity, to become smaller. 0
- verb decrease (Transitive Verb) To make (a quantity) smaller. 0
- noun decrease An amount by which a quantity is decreased. 0