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==English==

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱer- (grow)}}
From {{inh|en|enm|decresen}}, alteration of {{m|enm|discresen}}, from {{der|en|xno|-}}, {{der|en|fro|descreistre}} (French: {{m|fr|décroître}}), from {{der|en|la|decrescere}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|En-us-decrease.ogg|a=US}}
* {{enPR|dĭkrēs'|a=verb}}, {{IPA|en|/dɪˈkɹiːs/}}
* {{enPR|dē'krēs|a=noun}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈdiːkɹiːs/}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːs|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of a quantity, to become [[smaller]].
#: {{ux|en|The quality of our products has '''decreased''' since the main designer left.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (a quantity) smaller.
#: {{ux|en|Let's '''decrease''' the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|become smaller}} {{l|en|drop}}, {{l|en|fall}}, {{l|en|go down}}, {{l|en|plummet}} {{qualifier|rapidly}}, [[plunge]] {{qualifier|rapidly}}, {{l|en|reduce}}, {{l|en|shrink}}, {{l|en|sink}}; See also [[Thesaurus:decrease]]
* {{sense|make smaller}} {{l|en|abate}}, {{l|en|cut}}, {{l|en|decrement}}, {{l|en|lower}}, {{l|en|reduce}}; See also [[Thesaurus:diminish]]

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|become larger}} {{l|en|go up}}, {{l|en|grow}}, {{l|en|increase}}, {{l|en|rise}}, {{l|en|soar}} {{qualifier|rapidly}}, [[shoot up]] {{qualifier|rapidly}}; See also [[Thesaurus:increase]]
* {{antsense|make larger}} {{l|en|increase}}, {{l|en|increment}}, {{l|en|raise}}, {{l|en|up}} {{qualifier|informal}}; See also [[Thesaurus:augment]]

====Derived terms====
{{col|en|decreasingly|nondecreasing|undecreasing|undecreased|decreasable|decreasement|decreaser|redecrease| decreasing function|decreasing term assurance|monotonic decreasing|non-decreasing}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|decrescendo}}
* {{l|en|decretion}}
* {{l|en|increase}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top-see|become smaller|diminish}}
* Altai:
*: Southern Altai: {{t|alt|астаар}}
* Aramaic:
*: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܒܵܨܹܪ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|փոքրանալ}}, {{t+|hy|պակասել}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমা}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azalmaq}}, {{t+|az|düşmək}} {{qualifier|with ablative}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|намаля́вам се}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|decréixer}}, {{t+|ca|disminuir}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|減少|tr=jiǎnshǎo}}, {{t+|cmn|下降|tr=xiàjiàng}}
* Danish: {{t|da|formindske}}, {{t+|da|forringe}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|afnemen}}, {{t+|nl|verminderen}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|malpliiĝi}}, {{t|eo|malaltiĝi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vähentyä}}, {{t+|fi|pienentyä}}, {{t+|fi|pienetä}}, {{t+|fi|vähetä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|diminuer}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|diminuír}}, {{t+|gl|minguar}}
* Gallurese: {{t|sdn|affluscià}}
* German: {{t+|de|abnehmen}}
*: Alemannic German: {{t|gsw|schwiine}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνομαι}}, {{t+|el|λιγοστεύω}}
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|μινύθω}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פחת|tr=pakhát}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökken}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|diminutar}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t+|it|calare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょうする, genshō suru|alt=減少する}}, {{t+|ja|減る|tr=へる, heru}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|азаю}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|mažinti}}
* Māori: {{t|mi|pāitiiti}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|forminske}}, {{t|no|forringe}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کاستن|tr=kâstan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zmniejszać się|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zmniejszyć się|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|descrește}}, {{t+|ro|scădea}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уменьша́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|уме́ньшиться|pf}}, {{t+|ru|снижа́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|сни́зиться|pf}}, {{t+|ru|понижа́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|пони́зиться|pf}}
* Sardinian:
*: Campidanese: {{t|sc|calai}}, {{t|sc|menguai}}
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|menguare}}, {{t|sc|minimare}}
* Sassarese: {{t|sdc|miminà}}, {{t|sdc|abbracà}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|[[mermar]][se]}}, {{t+|es|descrecer}}, {{t+|es|decrecer}}, {{t|es|decrementarse}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azalmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşmek}}
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{{trans-top-see|make smaller|diminish}}
* Aramaic:
*: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܡܲܒܨܸܪ}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|কমোৱা}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|azaltmaq}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|намаля́вам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|disminuir}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|snížit}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verminderen}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|malpliigi}}, {{t+|eo|malaltigi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|laskea}}, {{t+|fi|vähentää}}, {{t+|fi|pienentää}}
* French: {{t+|fr|diminuer}}, {{t+|fr|réduire}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|minguar}}, {{t+|gl|diminuír}}
* German: {{t+|de|verringern}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μειώνω}}, {{t+|el|ελαττώνω}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הפחית|tr=hifkhít}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|घटाना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkent}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|diminutar}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|vähentää}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuire}}, {{t|it|far calare}}, {{t+|it|ribassare}}, {{t+|it|ridurre}}, {{t|it|decrementare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|alt=減少させる|tr=げんしょうさせる, genshō saseru}}, {{t+|ja|減らす|tr=へらす, herasu}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|کەم کردن}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|discresen}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zmniejszać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zmniejszyć|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diminuir}}, {{t+|pt|reduzir}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уменьша́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|уме́ньшить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|понижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|пони́зить|pf}}, {{t+|ru|снижа́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|сни́зить|pf}}
* Sardinian:
*: Logudorese: {{t|sc|mèngua}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|abbacari}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mermar}}, {{t+|es|decrementar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minska}}, {{t+|sv|förringa}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|azaltmak}}, {{t+|tr|düşürmek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|hạ}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
#: {{ux|en|After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight '''decrease''' in sales last year.}}
#: {{ux|en|One research team has recorded Baishui’s '''decrease''' at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.}}
# {{lb|en|knitting|crochet}} A [[reduction]] in the number of [[stitch]]es, usually accomplished by [[suspend]]ing the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See {{w|Decrease (knitting)}}.

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased}} {{l|en|cut}}, {{l|en|decline}}, {{l|en|decrement}}, {{l|en|drop}}, {{l|en|fall}}, {{l|en|loss}}, {{l|en|lowering}}, {{l|en|reduction}}, {{l|en|shrinkage}}, {{l|en|falling-off}}

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased}} {{l|en|gain}}, {{l|en|increase}}, {{l|en|increment}}, {{l|en|raise}} {{qualifier|US, of pay}}, [[rise]]

====Derived terms====
{{col|en|decreaseless|nondecrease}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|намаляване|n}}, {{t+|bg|намаление|n}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|disminució|f}}, {{t|ca|decreixença|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|減少|tr=jiǎnshǎo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lasku}}, {{t|fi|vähenemä}}, {{t+|fi|vähennys}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|diminución|f}}, {{t|gl|mingua|f}}, {{t|gl|devalo|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Verringerung|f}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|ἐλάττωσις}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|कटौती|f}}, {{t+|hi|घाटा|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csökkenés}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|laghdú|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|diminuzione|f}}, {{t+|it|calo|m}}, {{t+|it|ribasso|m}}, {{t+|it|riduzione|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|減少|tr=げんしょう, genshō}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|dēcrēmentum|n}}
* Māori: {{t|mi|ero}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|forringelse}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|æfwela|m}} {{qualifier|of wealth}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|کاهش|tr=kâheš}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|spadek|m}}, {{t+|pl|ubytek|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|redução|f}}, {{t+|pt|diminuição|f}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|yawyay}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уменьше́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|сниже́ние|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|disminución|f}}, {{t+|es|merma}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|minskning|c}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зме́ншення|n}}, {{t|uk|зни́ження|n}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=acdeeers|deceaser}}

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