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decline, deteriorate
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decline — I noun abatement, act of crumbling, act of dwindling, act of falling away, act of lessening, act of losing ground, act of shrinking, act of slipping back, act of wasting away, act of weakening, act of worsening, atrophy, backward step, cheapening … Law dictionary
deteriorate — I verb adulterate, aggravate, atrophy, become worse, collapse, corrode, corrumpere, corrupt, debase, debauch, debilitate, decay, decline, decompose, decrease, defile, degenerate, degrade, demoralize, denature, depravare, depreciate, devalue,… … Law dictionary
decline — [n1] lessening abatement, backsliding, comedown, cropper*, decay, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminution, dissolution, dive, downfall, downgrade, downturn, drop, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement … New thesaurus
decline — [dē klīn′, diklīn′] vi. declined, declining [ME declinen < OFr decliner, to bend, turn aside < L declinare, to bend from, inflect < de , from (see DE ) + clinare, to bend: see LEAN1] 1. to bend, turn, or slope downward or aside 2. a) … English World dictionary
deteriorate — [v] decay, degenerate adulterate, alloy, become worse, be worse for wear*, break, corrode, corrupt, crumble, debase, debilitate, decline, decompose, degrade, deprave, depreciate, descend, disimprove, disintegrate, ebb, fade, fail, fall apart,… … New thesaurus
decline — de|cline1 W2 [dıˈklaın] n [singular, U] a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something decline in ▪ There has been a decline in the size of families. decline of ▪ the decline of manufacturing rapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
decline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. droop, slant, slope; decadence, wasting, aging, deterioration. v. worsen, slump; refuse, turn down (an offer). See oldness, age, refusal, descent, weakness, recession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
decline — decliner, n. /di kluyn /, v., declined, declining, n. v.t. 1. to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it. 2. to express inability or reluctance to accept; refuse with courtesy: to decline … Universalium
deteriorate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depreciate, decline, worsen, degenerate; see decay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. decay, degenerate, fall apart, crumble, degrade, decline, *go downhill, *go to the dogs, corrode, rot, decompose, depreciate. ANT.:… … English dictionary for students
decline — 1. verb 1) she declined all invitations Syn: turn down, reject, brush aside, refuse, rebuff, spurn, repulse, dismiss; forgo, deny oneself, pass up; abstain from, say no to; informal give the thumbs down to, give something a miss Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
decline — de•cline [[t]dɪˈklaɪn[/t]] v. clined, clin•ing, n. 1) to withhold or deny consent to do; refuse 2) to refuse with courtesy 3) to cause to slope or incline downward 4) gram. to recite or display the inflected forms of (a noun, pronoun, or… … From formal English to slang
