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decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range
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increase
become bigger or greater in amount
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size
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
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break
diminish or discontinue abruptly
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shrink, shrivel
decrease in size, range, or extent
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taper
diminish gradually
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drop off
fall or diminish
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fly, vanish, vaporize
decrease rapidly and disappear
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break
fall sharply
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accrue
grow by addition
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ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off
become less intense
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spike
manifest a sharp increase
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add to
have an increased effect
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gain, gather
increase or develop
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explode, irrupt
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
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pyramid
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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snowball
increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
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accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up
collect or gather
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add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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weaken
become weaker
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deepen, intensify
become more intense
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compound, deepen, heighten, intensify
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
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grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
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boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce
be cooked until very little liquid is left
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contract, shrink
become smaller or draw together
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shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither
wither, as with a loss of moisture
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abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off
become less in amount or intensity
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pullulate
become abundant; increase rapidly
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deflate
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
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dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
become smaller or lose substance
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remit
diminish or abate
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de-escalate
diminish in size, scope, or intensity
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widen
become broader or wider or more extensive
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depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue
lose in value
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appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue
gain in value
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shorten
become short or shorter
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broaden
become broader
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scale
size or measure according to a scale
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resize
change the size of; make the size more appropriate
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thin out
become sparser
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decline, go down, wane
grow smaller
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shoot up
rise dramatically
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climb, mount, rise, wax
go up or advance
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full, wax
increase in phase
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wane
decrease in phase
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wane
become smaller
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decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up
lose velocity; move more slowly
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crescendo
grow louder
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decrescendo
grow quieter
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swell
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
