Decrease and Emerge

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Decrease verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again

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Emerge is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Emerge verb - To come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly.

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Decrease is an antonym for emerge in arise topic.

Nearby Words: emergence, emerging, emergent

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