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decrease vs slake

slake vs decrease

decrease is a noun but slake is not a noun.

decrease and slake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
slake No No Yes No
As verbs, slake is a hyponym of decrease; that is, slake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • slake: make less active or intense
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) slake (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) slake (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range make less active or intense
make become smaller cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
satisfy (thirst)
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