Decrease and Shorten

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Decrease

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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Shorten is a synonym for decrease in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Shorten" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Shorten

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Usage example: if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit

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Decrease is a synonym for shorten in cut topic. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Shorten", if it concerns topics such as reduce, make shorter.

Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

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stress	decrease stress	shorten stress
amount	decrease amount	shorten amount
time	decrease time	shorten time
sentence	decrease sentence	shorten sentence
Other words: damage, age, times, cooldown.

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