decrease vs decay

decay vs decrease

decrease and decay both are nouns.

decrease and decay both are verbs.

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

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

decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decay: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

Other hyponyms of decrease include decline, decline, diminution, desensitisation, desensitization, narrowing, slippage, wastage.

decrease (noun)	decay (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the organic phenomenon of rotting
the amount by which something decreases	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
a change downward	the process of gradually becoming inferior
a process of becoming smaller or shorter	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
	an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

decrease (verb)	decay (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	fall into decay or ruin
make become smaller	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
	undergo decay or decomposition

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