décroître

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See also: décroitre

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dé- +‎ croître or from Old French descreistre; perhaps corresponding to Latin decrēscere, but more likely an internal formation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kʁwatʁ/
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Verb

décroître

  1. (intransitive) to decrease

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like croître except that it takes fewer circumflexes than that verb does.

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