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decrease vs decoct

decoct vs decrease

decrease is a noun but decoct is not a noun.

decrease and decoct both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
decoct No No Yes No
As verbs, decoct is a hyponym of decrease; that is, decoct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • decoct: be cooked until very little liquid is left
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) decoct (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) decoct (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range extract the essence of something by boiling it
make become smaller steep in hot water
be cooked until very little liquid is left
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