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Decline

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Noun

1. decline, diminution

change toward something smaller or lower

2. declination, decline

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

3. decay, decline

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

4. declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall

a downward slope or bend

Verb

5. decline, worsen

grow worse

Example Sentences:
'Conditions in the slum worsened'

6. decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down

refuse to accept

Example Sentences:
'He refused my offer of hospitality'

7. decline, refuse

show unwillingness towards

Example Sentences:
'he declined to join the group on a hike'

8. decline, go down, wane

grow smaller

Example Sentences:
'Interest in the project waned'

9. decline

go down

Example Sentences:
'The roof declines here'

10. correct, decline, slump

go down in value

Example Sentences:
'the stock market corrected'
'prices slumped'

11. decline

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,

Example Sentences:
'in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decline

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verb
1. 
to refuse to do or accept (something), esp politely
2. (intransitive)
to grow smaller; diminish
demand has declined over the years
3. 
to slope or cause to slope downwards
4. (intransitive)
to deteriorate gradually, as in quality, health, or character
5. grammar
to state or list the inflections of (a noun, adjective, or pronoun), or (of a noun, adjective, or pronoun) to be inflected for number, case, or gender
Compare conjugate (sense 1)
noun
6. 
gradual deterioration or loss
7. 
a movement downwards or towards something smaller; diminution
8. 
a downward slope; declivity
9. archaic
any slowly progressive disease, such as tuberculosis

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Decline

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verb intransitiveWord forms: deˈclined or deˈclining
1. 
to bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
2. 
a. 
to sink, as the setting sun
b. 
to approach the end; wane
the day is declining
3. 
to lessen in force, health, value, etc.; deteriorate; decay
4. 
to descend to behavior that is base or immoral
5. 
to refuse to accept or do something, esp. in a way that is formally polite
verb transitive
6. 
to cause to bend or slope downward or aside
7. 
to refuse, esp. in a formally polite way
I must decline your offer
8.  Grammar
to inflect (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) systematically, giving its different forms according to case, number, and gender
noun
9. 
a declining or becoming less, smaller, etc.; decay
10. 
a failing of health, etc.
11. 
a period of decline
12. 
the last part
the decline of life
13.  Archaic
a wasting disease
14. 
a downward slope

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Decline

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v. de·clined, de·clin·ing, de·clines
v.intr.
1. To express polite refusal: I wanted to invite them but I was afraid they would decline.
2.
a. To slope downward; descend: The roof declines at a steep angle.
b. To bend downward; droop: boughs declining toward the ground.
3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop: refused to decline to their level of behavior.
4. To deteriorate gradually; fail: His health has been declining for years.
5.
a. To sink, as the setting sun.
b. To draw to a gradual close: We made our way home as the day declined.
v.tr.
1. To refuse politely: I declined their offer of help. See Synonyms at refuse1.
2. To cause to slope or bend downward.
3. Grammar To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
n.
1. The process or result of declining, especially:
a. A gradual deterioration, as in numbers, activity, or quality: "overwhelming evidence that fish stocks ... are in decline" (Jonathan Bocknek).
b. A downward movement or fall, as in price.
c. A deterioration of health: the patient's rapid decline.
2. A downward slope; a declivity: the sharp decline of the dunes to the sea.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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