decrease vs abridge

abridge vs decrease

decrease is a noun but abridge is not a noun.

decrease and abridge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
abridge	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abridge is a hyponym of decrease; that is, abridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:

decrease: make become smaller
abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.

decrease (noun)	abridge (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

decrease (verb)	abridge (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
make become smaller	lessen, diminish, or curtail

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