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decreased

decreased is the simple past and past participle of decrease.

Meaning of decrease

Verb

decrease (third-person singular simple present decreases, present participle decreasing, simple past and past participle decreased)

  1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
    • The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
    Synonyms:
    drop
  2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
    • Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
    Synonyms:
    abate

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Words formed from decreased

Questions about decreased

What is decreased the simple past and past participle of?
Decreased is the simple past and past participle of decrease.

Words near decreased in the dictionary

  1. decreamed
  2. decreaming
  3. decreams
  4. decreasable
  5. decrease
  6. decreased
  7. decreaseless
  8. decreasement
  9. decreasements
  10. decreaser
  11. decreasers

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