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decrease vs lour

lour vs decrease

decrease is a noun but lour is not a noun.

decrease and lour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
lour No No Yes No
As verbs, lour is a hyponym of decrease; that is, lour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • lour: make lower or quieter
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, 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) lour (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) lour (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
make become smaller make lower or quieter
set lower
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