Amplify and Decrease

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Amplify

Amplify verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors
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Decrease is an antonym for amplify in topics: expand, increase in size or effect.
Nearby Words: amplified, amplification, amplifying, amplifier

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
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Antonyms for Decrease
Amplify is an antonym for decrease.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented
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Common collocations

energy amplify energy decrease energy
power amplify power decrease power
force amplify force decrease force
strength amplify strength decrease strength
Other words: attack, charge, size, volume, effects, effectiveness, magic, corruption, times.
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