vt. make less.(blunder for) increase減少.（錯用為）增加。
△Wiv.1.1.255 (246): “if there be nogreat love in the beginning. yet heaven may decreaseit upon better acquaintance.”如果開始沒有多少愛情，可是（結婚之后）慢慢熟了.上天保佑.愛情就會減少(應說：增加)了。
decrease
[di:?kri:s]v. 減少，降低，壓縮[?di:kri:s]n.減少，減小
◇ decrease to減少到…/on the decrease在減少
‖ decree a punishment判刑
decree an amnesty頒布大赦
decrease by degrees遞減
decrease-by-distance遞遠遞減運價
decrease deduction少減分
decrease of budget縮減預算
decrease revenues and increase expenditures減收增支
decrease speed減速
decrease volume減小音量
decreasing annuity遞減年金
decreasing cost遞減成本
decreasing depreciation 遞減折舊
decreasing-distance repeats 逐次減距加速反復游
decreasing efficiency 遞減效率
decreasing in force音量逐漸減弱
decreasing in speed音速逐漸減弱，放慢
decreasing in speed音速逐漸減弱，放慢
decreasing of class size降低國民中小學班級學生人數
decreasing returns報酬遞減
decreasing set逐次減距加速游組
decreasement n. decrescent adj.減少的
decretive adj.命令的，規(guī)定的