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decrease vs vanish

vanish vs decrease

decrease is a noun but vanish is not a noun.

decrease and vanish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
vanish No No Yes No
As verbs, vanish is a hyponym of decrease; that is, vanish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • vanish: decrease rapidly and disappear
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, 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) vanish (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) vanish (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range get lost, as without warning or explanation
make become smaller decrease rapidly and disappear
cease to exist
pass away rapidly
become invisible or unnoticeable
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