 decline |
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| 1. | [ verb ] grow worse | |
| Synonyms: | worsen | |
| Examples: | "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
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| Related terms: | better change_state suffer slip deteriorate sicken lose deprive turn_down regress fail inflame tumble deterioration | |
| 2. | [ noun ] change toward something smaller or lower | |
| Synonyms: | diminution | |
| Related terms: | decrease loss slump ebb sinking_spell deterioration slippage erosion decrease | |
| 3. | [ verb ] show unwillingness towards | |
| Synonyms: | refuse | |
| Examples: | "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
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| Related terms: | accept react disobey reject regret repudiate contract_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] refuse to accept | |
| Synonyms: | reject refuse turn_down pass_up | |
| Examples: | "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
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| Related terms: | accept dishonor bounce reject refusal nonacceptance | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state | |
| Synonyms: | declination | |
| Related terms: | improvement condition wreck neglect twilight worsen | |
| 6. | [ verb ] grow smaller | |
| Synonyms: | go_down wane | |
| Examples: | "Interest in the project waned" |
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| Related terms: | decrease drop wear_on dip ebb | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | |
| Synonyms: | decay | |
| Related terms: | decrease exponential_decay disintegrate | |
| 8. | [ verb ] go down | |
| Examples: | "The roof declines here" |
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| Related terms: | drop dip descent | |
| 9. | [ verb ] go down in value | |
| Synonyms: | slump correct | |
| Examples: | "the stock market corrected" "prices slumped" |
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| Related terms: | descend | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (grammar) inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" | |
| Related terms: | inflect declension | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (geography) a downward slope | |
| Synonyms: | fall declivity downslope declension declination descent | |
| Related terms: | ascent slope downhill steep fall | |
| Similar spelling: |
declining declaim desalinize desalinise desalinate declomycin |
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