decrease

Universal Words verb, noun verb ~ (from sth) (to sth) to become or make sth become smaller in size, number, etc: [V] The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. * The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. * This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year. * a decreasing population * Donations have decreased significantly over the past few years. * [VN] People should decrease the amount of fat they eat. OPPINCREASE noun [C,U] ~ (in sth)