Decrease and Expend

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
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Expend and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Decrease".
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Expend

Expend verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter
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Decrease and expend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Expend".
Nearby Words: expensive, expense, expendable, expending

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energy decrease energy expend energy
stamina decrease stamina expend stamina
power decrease power expend power
force decrease force expend force
Other words: charge, amount, mass, time, gauge, magic, enemy, numbers, points.
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