decrease vs remit

remit vs decrease

decrease and remit both are nouns.

decrease and remit both are verbs.

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

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

decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
remit: diminish or abate

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, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, 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)	remit (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
the amount by which something decreases	the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

decrease (verb)	remit (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
make become smaller	diminish or abate
	release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
	forgive
	send (money) in payment
	hold back to a later time

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