decrease vs shortening

shortening vs decrease

decrease and shortening both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but shortening is not a verb.

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

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

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
shortening: act of decreasing in length

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, 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)	shortening (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	act of decreasing in length
the amount by which something decreases	fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

decrease (verb)	shortening (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller

Difference between decrease and shortening

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