Decrease and Italicize

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

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Italicize is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Italicize verb - To make more apparent.

Usage example: high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face

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Decrease is an antonym for italicize.

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Italicize and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/italicize

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