Decrease and Pare

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

Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow

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Pare is a synonym for decrease. In some cases you can use "Pare" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Pare verb - Decrease gradually or bit by bit.

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Decrease is a synonym for pare in reduce topic. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Pare", if it concerns topics such as peel, cut back.

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