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decline

/dɪklˈaɪn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. grow worse
    “Conditions in the slum worsened”
  2. refuse to accept
    “He refused my offer of hospitality”
  3. show unwillingness towards
    “he declined to join the group on a hike”
  4. grow smaller
    “Interest in the project waned”
  5. go down
    “The roof declines here”
  6. go down in value
    “the stock market corrected”
  7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
    “in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives”

noun

  1. change toward something smaller or lower
  2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
  3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
  4. a downward slope or bend

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Antonyms of decline

Words that rhyme with decline

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