decreased; decreasing
Definition of decrease
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
Yearly sales decreased by five percent. His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding …— Charles Dickens
: to cause to decrease
decrease the risk of heart disease trying to decrease our use of fossil fuels
decrease
nounDefinition of decrease (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the process of growing progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) : the process of decreasing
a decrease in productivity
2
: an amount of diminution : reduction
a decrease of 20,000 saw a 20% decrease in violent crime
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The first known use of decrease was in the 14th century
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