Add
Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.
Usage example: add another cup of flour to the mixture
Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There are many more acts that decrease Demon Points/give Heroism than add Demon Points, and they're generally a lot easier to accomplish.
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The AP system also allows you to add to and decrease your stats at any time by reassigning AP.
Source: Video Game / Legionwood - To add insult to injury, the enemy's EXP values decrease with each level, like many other games in the series.
Source: Forced Level-Grinding
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