Verb

• S: (v) decrease (decrease%2:30:00::), diminish (diminish%2:30:00::), lessen (lessen%2:30:00::), fall (fall%2:30:06::) (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
• S: (v) decrease (decrease%2:30:01::), lessen (lessen%2:30:02::), minify (minify%2:30:00::) (make smaller) "He decreased his staff"
• S: (v) subside (subside%2:30:00::), lessen (lessen%2:30:01::) (wear off or die down) "The pain subsided"