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decline

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01noun

change toward something smaller or lower

02noun

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

03noun

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

04noun

a downward slope or bend

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05verb

grow worse

“Conditions in the slum worsened”

06verb

not accept as true

“He refused to accept what she said”

07verb

show unwillingness towards

“he declined to join the group on a hike”

08verb

grow smaller

“Interest in the project waned”

09verb

go down

“The roof declines here”

10verb

fall in value

“the stock market corrected”

“prices slumped”

11verb

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

“in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives”

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