Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
increased .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. made less in size or amount or degree
Examples
“Of course completion of a project will result in decreased or eliminated funding for a second, identical or similar project.”
“Genistein decreased mammary tumor growth by 33 percent while daidzein increased it by 38 percent when compared with placebo.”
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“The reason our total Co2 output has not decreased is that while CO2 per unit of GDP (I will call this CO2 efficiency) has improved 2-4 percent per year, our GDP has grown the same rate or faster.”
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“This would result in decreased market discipline from investors who know that their risks are essentially back-stopped by the FDIC," she said.”
“This results in decreased costs for cities when they try to meet greenhouse gas reductions.”
“I think it's a bad idea, too, and would likely result in decreased sales when consumers can't find the book they are looking for in the section they expect to find it in.”
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“Radiation when given to very young children also results in decreased growth of the bone surrounding the orbit.”
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“Cross Agency Support, which has decreased, is where some of these items likely come from, as well as a re-jumbling of Exploration funds.”
“Rapid eye movement sleep or REM sleep is characterized by decreased activation of the prefrontal cortex and increased activation of brain areas such as sensory cortex.”
“In other plant species, developing varieties for greater taste or productivity resulted in decreased resistance to disease or pests.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘decreased’.
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
Laban, circumcise, beget, Esau, Rebekah, speckle, Sodom, Pharaoh, Canaanite, Canaan, Jacob, Lot and 1286 more...
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What Is the Sound of One Hand Typing?
Words you can type with one hand--if you learned how to type formally. Hunt-and-peck method doesn't count. ;-) I'm keeping it to five or more letters to avoid an excessively lengthy list.
<...racecar, start, create, desert, dessert, secret, secrete, sweet, tresses, poppy, puppy, homonym and 141 more...
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