different between decrease vs subjection
decrease
English
Etymology
From Middle English decresen, discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.
Pronunciation
- (verb) enPR: d?kr?s', IPA(key): /d??k?i?s/
- (noun) enPR: d?'kr?s, IPA(key): /?di?k?i?s/
- Rhymes: -i?s
Verb
decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased)
- (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
Synonyms
- (become smaller): drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink; See also Thesaurus:decrease
- (make smaller): abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce; See also Thesaurus:diminish
Antonyms
- (become larger): go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly); See also Thesaurus:increase
- (make larger): increase, increment, raise, up (informal); See also Thesaurus:augment
Related terms
- decretion
- increase
Translations
Noun
decrease (countable and uncountable, plural decreases)
- An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
- (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Synonyms
- (amount by which a quantity is decreased): cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage
Antonyms
- (amount by which a quantity is decreased): gain, increase, increment, raise (US, of pay), rise
Translations
Anagrams
- deceaser
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subjection
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman subjectioun, from Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), from Latin subjecti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
subjection (countable and uncountable, plural subjections)
- The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
- The state of being subjected.
Translations
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin subjecti?.
Noun
subjection f (oblique plural subjections, nominative singular subjection, nominative plural subjections)
- subjection; state of being subjected
Descendants
- ? English: subjection
- French: sujétion
References
- subjectiun on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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