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decrease vs shrivel up

shrivel up vs decrease

decrease is a noun but shrivel up is not a noun.

decrease and shrivel up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
shrivel up No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel up is a hyponym of decrease; that is, shrivel up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • shrivel up: wither, as with a loss of moisture
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, 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 up (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 up (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range wither, as with a loss of moisture
make become smaller
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