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Decrease :: Decrease (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength..

Consumption :: Consumption (n.) The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay..

Minoration :: Minoration (n.) A diminution.

Diminution :: Diminution (n.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself..

Decrement :: Decrement (n.) The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment.

Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

Taper :: Taper (n.) A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire..

Wane :: Wane (n.) Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.

Stupor :: Stupor (n.) Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit..

Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration..

Scrofula :: Scrofula (n.) A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may

Decline :: Decline (v. i.) A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion..

Perdition :: Perdition (n.) Loss of diminution.

Diminutal :: Diminutal (a.) Indicating or causing diminution.

Wear :: Wear (n.) The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment..

Astheny :: Astheny (n.) Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

Diminution :: Diminution (n.) The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement..

Comminution :: Comminution (n.) Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.

Mitigation :: Mitigation (n.) The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty..

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