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decrease vs shrivel

shrivel vs decrease

decrease is a noun but shrivel is not a noun.

decrease and shrivel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
shrivel No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel is a hyponym of decrease; that is, shrivel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • shrivel: decrease in size, range, or extent
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, 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) shrivel (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) shrivel (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range wither, as with a loss of moisture
make become smaller decrease in size, range, or extent
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