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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] kipunguo

[Swahili Plural] vipunguo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -punga

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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] mbanduko

[Swahili Plural] mibanduko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] banduka V

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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] punguo

[Swahili Plural] mapunguo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] punga V

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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] upunguaji

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] upungufu

[Swahili Plural] mapungufu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

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[English Word] decrease

[English Plural] decreases

[Swahili Word] upunguo

[Swahili Plural] mapunguo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -hafifisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -punga

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the heat of the sun is decreasing (toward sunset).

[Swahili Example] jua limepunga

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -punga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] converse

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -pungua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -punguza

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Nowadays (s)he has decreased the body

[Swahili Example] Siku hizi amepunguza mwili

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[English Word] decrease

[Swahili Word] -tilifika

[Part of Speech] verb

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Synonyms:

Diminish (gradually), lessen, wane, decline, ebb, subside, dwindle, contract, abate, grow less, Diminish, lessen, retrench, curtail, reduce, lower, make less, Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction, wane or waning, declension, decline, ebb, ebbing, subsidence, contraction, abatement

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decrease — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation, attenuation, constriction, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, deminutio … Law dictionary
decrease — vb Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable. Decrease and lessen are often employed in place of any of the others. Decrease normally retains, even in the transitive,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Decrease — De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See {Crescent},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [dē krēs′, dikrēs′; ] also, & for n. usually [, dē′krēs΄] vi., vt. decreased, decreasing [ME decresen < OFr decreistre < L decrescere < de , from, away + crescere, grow: see CRESCENT] to become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.;… … English World dictionary
Decrease — De*crease , n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See {Decrease}, v.] 1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength. [1913 Webster] 2. The wane of the moon. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decrease — De*crease , v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one s means. [1913 Webster] That might decrease their present store. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [n] diminishing, lessening abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cutback, decline, declining, decrescence, depression, diminution, discount, downturn, dwindling, ebb, falling off, loss, reduction, shrinkage, striction,… … New thesaurus
decrease — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb … Modern English usage
decrease — ► VERB ▪ make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree. ► NOUN 1) an instance of decreasing. 2) the process of decreasing. ORIGIN Latin decrescere, from crescere grow … English terms dictionary
decrease — I UK [diːˈkriːs] / US [dɪˈkrɪs] verb Word forms decrease : present tense I/you/we/they decrease he/she/it decreases present participle decreasing past tense decreased past participle decreased ** Other ways of saying decrease: be/go/come down to… … English dictionary
decrease — ▪ I. decrease de‧crease 2 [ˈdiːkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable] the process of reducing something, or the amount by which it reduces: decrease in • The government announced a 25% decrease in the price of fuel. decrease of • Industrial… … Financial and business terms

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