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Middle English
- decrece, decrese, decresen, decresse, discrece, discrecen, discreese, discres, discrese, discresse, dyscres
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman descreistre, descrestre, alteration of Latin dēcrēscō, dēcrēscere. Equivalent to dis- + cresen, but sometimes remodelled as if de- + cresen due to Latin influence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈkrɛːsən/, /disˈkrɛsən/, /dɛː-/
Verb
discresen
- To decrease in size, number, or extent.
- To diminish or weaken; to decrease in magnitude.
- To cause to decrease or diminish.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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