Decrease and Trim

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

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Trim verb - Cut down on; make a reduction in.

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Decrease is a synonym for trim in reduce topic. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Trim".

Nearby Words: trimming, trimmer, trimly

number	decrease number	trim number
population	decrease population	trim population

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