decrease (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.B. Intrans.1. dēcresco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (of that which has a power of growth in itself)2. mĭnor fīo3. mĭnuor, dēmĭnuor, ūtus, 3 • decrease (v.): A. Trans.: mĭnuo, dēmĭnuo, extĕnuo: v. to diminish. B. Intrans.: 1. dēcresco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (of that which has a power of growth in itself): oysters increase and d. (grow and fall off) in unison with the moon, ostreae cum luna pariter crescunt pariterque d., Cic.: d.ing rivers, decrescentia flumina, Hor.: the fever has d.d, febris decrevit, Cels. 2. mĭnor fīo: the heap gradually d.s, *paullatim minor fit cumulus.: v. to diminish. 3. mĭnuor, dēmĭnuor, ūtus, 3: the days d., minuuntur dies, Sen. Phr.: the fever d.s, febris levatur, remittitur, Cels.: the price has d.d, retro abiit pretium, Plin.: the heat d.s, calor se frangit, Cic.: v. to abate.
decrease (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. dēcrescentia (waning)2. immĭnūtio (most gen. term)3. dēmĭnūtio • decrease (subs.): 1. dēcrescentia (waning): the daily d. of the moon, lunae quotidiana d., Vitr. 2. immĭnūtio (most gen. term): without any d. of your dignity, sine ulla im. dignitatis tuae, Cic. 3. dēmĭnūtio: v. diminution. (Or expr. by verb: as, the increase or d. of anything, *quantum quid auctum imminutumve sit: v. to diminish.)
DECREASE Copy link • DECREASE 1. TRANS., minuere (to make less in number, magnitude, weight, and importance; opposed to augere, e.g., vectigalia; alicujus gloriam; molestias; potentiam et auctoritatem senatus): imminuere (also opposed to augere, e.g., the number of the Senate, numerum patrum; troops, copias; anybody’s renown, alicujus laudem): deminuere aliquid or de aliqua re (to make less by taking away from anything, e.g., vectigalia; vires; aliquid de potestate): extenuare (to decrease by abating; e.g., sumptus; molestias; spem): levare; sublevare (to decrease by making lighter; e.g. pretium, annonam; inopiam; pericula): elevare (to decrease, both in a good sense and in a bad; e.g., aegritudinem; sollicitudinem; auctoritatem; fidem alicujus rei): lenire (to decrease by lessening the sensation of anything; e.g., dolores; febrem quiete; morbum temperantia): deminuere aliquid de aliqua re (by deducting; e.g., a Grecian mina by deducting five drachmae, de mina una quinque numos j; ☞ diminuere and comminuere cannot be used in this sense): detrahere aliquid de aliqua re (e.g., de tota pecunia quinquagesimam partem). 2. INTRANS., decrescere (to grow less, shorter, etc.; opposed to crescere; e.g., dies, pondus, admiratio; flumina, etc.): minui; se minuere; also minuere only (to become less): imminui (to decrease inwardly): remitti; se remittere; also remittere only (to decrease or abate; e.g., of rain, cold, fever, etc.): levari; sublevari (to become lighter): leniri; mitigari (to become milder): defervescere (to become less hot; e.g., aestus, ira, etc. defervescit). Vid. LESSEN, INTRANS. 3. s. deminutio; imminutio: extenuatio: remissio: mitigatio: levatio [SYN. in LESSEN]. (☞ Vitr., 9, 14, has quotidiana decrescentia lunae; for which he uses deminutio a little before): defectio (e.g., virium). Compare the substantive with the verbs from which they are derived, under To DECREASE.