decrease
//dɪˈkriːs//
Verb
decreaseInfinitive
decreasePresent tense
decreasedPast tense
decreasedPast participle
decreasingPresent participle
decreasesThird-person singular
1
to become smaller or less in size, amount, intensity, or degree
The pain decreased after I took the medicine.
2
to make something smaller or less in size, amount, intensity, or degree
The company decreased its workforce by 20 percent.
Noun
decreaseSingular
decreasesPlural
1
the process of becoming smaller or less, or the amount by which something becomes smaller or less
There has been a significant decrease in crime rates over the past decade.