Decrease and Elide

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Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Elide and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elide" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Elide verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Usage example: the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long

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Decrease and elide are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Elide".

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