decrease

As nouns the difference between improvement and decrease

is that improvement is the act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As a verb decrease is

of a quantity, to become smaller.

As verbs the difference between decrease and downgrade

is that decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller while downgrade is to place lower in position.

As nouns the difference between decrease and downgrade

is that decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased while downgrade is a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

In lang=en terms the difference between accrue and decrease

is that accrue is to increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent while decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller.

As verbs the difference between accrue and decrease

is that accrue is to increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As nouns the difference between accrue and decrease

is that accrue is (obsolete) something that accrues; advantage accruing while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As nouns the difference between decrease and shortfall

is that decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased while shortfall is an instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount.

As a verb decrease

is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As nouns the difference between reduct and decrease

is that reduct is (chemistry) a reducing agent while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As verbs the difference between reduct and decrease

is that reduct is (obsolete|transitive) to reduce while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

In lang=en terms the difference between flat and decrease

is that flat is to become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface while decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller.

As nouns the difference between flat and decrease

is that flat is an area of level ground or flat can be (archaic|new england|now chiefly british) an apartment while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As verbs the difference between flat and decrease

is that flat is (poker slang) to make a flat call; to call without while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As an adjective flat

is having no variations in height.

As an adverb flat

is so as to be flat.

In lang=en terms the difference between degenerate and decrease

is that degenerate is to cause to lose good or desirable qualities while decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller.

As nouns the difference between degenerate and decrease

is that degenerate is one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As verbs the difference between degenerate and decrease

is that degenerate is to lose good or desirable qualities while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As an adjective degenerate

is (of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.

As a verb decrease

is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As a noun decrease

is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

As a proper noun deline is

a charter community in the northwest territories, canada.

In lang=en terms the difference between attenuate and decrease

is that attenuate is to rarefy while decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller.

As verbs the difference between attenuate and decrease

is that attenuate is to reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As an adjective attenuate

is (botany|of leaves) gradually tapering into a petiole-like extension toward the base.

As a noun decrease is

an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

In transitive terms the difference between prove and decrease

is that prove is to put to the test, to make trial of while decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller.

In intransitive terms the difference between prove and decrease

is that prove is to turn out; to manifest while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As a noun decrease is

an amount by which a quantity is decreased.