decline

Pronunciation: US [dɪˈklaɪn] UK [dɪ'klaɪn]

v.Decline in recessions, reduced decline
n.Drop
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Synonyms

Antonyms

balk (at) deselect disapprove negative nix pass pass up refuse reject reprobate repudiate spurn throw out throw over turn down

Definitions in English

v.	1. to become less or worse 2. to say politely that you will not accept something or do something 3. if a noun, adjective, or pronoun declines, its form changes depending on its relationship to other words in a sentence; to list all the forms of the declension of a noun, adjective, or pronoun
n.	1. a reduction in the amount or quality of something

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Example Sentences

It is only in the..year of Rembrandt's death that we detect some decline in the artist's expressive power.
Source: J. Rosenberg
The Turf, which had fallen into a decline in recent years had revived wonderfully.
Source: J. G. Farrell
Yet doe I not decline from thy testimonies.
Source: Bible (AV): Psalms

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English word decline can not be rearranged.
Based on decline, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
c - licenced
d - declined
h - nickeled
k - penciled
p - decliner
r - reclined
s - licensed
t - denticle
All shorter English words within decline :
cede cedi cee ceil ceiled cel cine cline de decile dee deice deil del dele deli den dene deni dice die diel diene din dine ed edenic edile eel eide el eld elide en end ice iced id idle in led lee lei lend li lice lid lie lied lien lin line lined ne nee need nice nide niece nil
List all shorter English words in decline.
List all English words English words starting with decline, English words that contain decline or English words ending with decline
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : de dec decline e cl cline li lin line in ne e
Based on decline, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: de ec cl li in ne
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English words starting with decline :
declined decliner declines decline
English words that contain decline :
declined decliner declines decline
English words ending with decline :
decline