Decrease and Enclose

Decrease

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

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

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Enclose

Enclose verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.

Decrease and enclose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Enclose".

Nearby Words: enclosure, enclosing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

volume decrease volume enclose volume
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