decrease meaning
EN
[dɪˈkɹiːs] [ˈdiːkɹiːs] [-iːs] 
US - NounPLdecreasesPREdé-SUF-ase
- VerbSGdecreasesPRdecreasingPT, PPdecreased
- (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
- (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- After quantification, the numbers of nuclei in the striatums of both males and females were decreased following FC infusion (Fig 1 ).
- Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.
- However, increased SVgly content was correlated with a decreased ratio of rebaudioside A over stevioside.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of decrease in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Ergative verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Ergative verbs
- Nouns
- en decreases
- en decreased
- en decreaser
- en decreasest
- en decreaseth
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "decrease" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an ergative verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.