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decrease vs suppress

suppress vs decrease

decrease is a noun but suppress is not a noun.

decrease and suppress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
suppress No No Yes No
As verbs, suppress is a hyponym of decrease; that is, suppress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • suppress: lessen to the point of stopping
Other hyponyms of decrease include mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, 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) suppress (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) suppress (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range bring under control by force or authority
make become smaller lessen to the point of stopping
put out of one's consciousness
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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