Decrease
21decrease — {{11}}decrease (n.) late 14c., detriment, harm; early 15c. as a becoming less or smaller, from Anglo Fr. decres; see DECREASE (Cf. decrease) (v.). {{12}}decrease (v.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. decreiss , prp. stem of decreistre, O.Fr. descroistre …
22decrease — I. verb (decreased; decreasing) Etymology: Middle English decreessen, from Anglo French decrestre, from Latin decrescere, from de + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to grow progressively less (as in size,… …
23decrease — 1 verb (I, T) to go down to a lower level, or to make something do this: In the last ten years cars have generally decreased in size. | making further efforts to decrease military spending opposite increase 1 decreasing adjective 2 noun (C, U)… …
24decrease — noun / di:kri:s/ a fall or reduction ● The decrease in the prices of consumer goods is reflected in the fall in the cost of living. ● Exports have registered a decrease. ● Sales show a 10% decrease on last year. ■ verb /dɪ kri:s/ to fall or to… …
25decrease — 1. verb 1) pollution levels decreased Syn: lessen, reduce, drop, diminish, decline, dwindle, fall off; die down, abate, subside, tail off, ebb, wane; plummet, plunge Ant …
26decrease — 1. verb 1) pollution levels decreased Syn: lessen, reduce, drop, diminish, decline, dwindle, fall off, plummet, plunge 2) decrease the amount of fat in your body Syn: reduce …
27decrease — de•crease v. [[t]dɪˈkris[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris[/t]] v. creased, creas•ing, n. 1) to lessen, esp. by degrees, as in extent, quantity, strength, or power; diminish 2) to make less; cause to diminish 3) the act or process of decreasing;… …
28decrease — [14] Etymologically, decrease means ‘ungrow’. It comes from de(s)creiss , the present stem of Old French de(s)creistre, which was a descendant of Vulgar Latin discrēscēre. This was an alteration of Latin dēcrēscēre, a compound verb formed from… …
29decrease — sumažėjimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Ko nors susilpnėjimas, pasidarymas mažiau. atitikmenys: angl. decrease vok. Minderung, f; Rückgang, m rus. понижение, n; уменьшение, n pranc. abaissement, m; diminution, f …
30decrease — mažėjimas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Mažesnių verčių darymasis. atitikmenys: angl. decrease vok. Minderung, f; Verminderung, f rus. уменьшение, n pranc. diminution, f …
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