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decrease vs palliation

palliation vs decrease

decrease and palliation both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but palliation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
palliation Yes No No No
As nouns, palliation is a hyponym of decrease; that is, palliation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • palliation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.
decrease (noun) palliation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
the amount by which something decreases to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) palliation (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller
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