Decrease and Weaken

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again

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Weaken is a synonym for decrease in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Weaken" instead a verb "Decrease", when it comes to topics like grow less or make less.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Weaken

Weaken verb - Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.

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Decrease is a synonym for weaken in abate topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Weaken", if it concerns topics such as reduce, reduce the strength of.

Nearby Words: weak, weakness, weakening

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power	decrease power	weaken power
force	decrease force	weaken force
strength	decrease strength	weaken strength
attack	decrease attack	weaken attack
Other words: time, effects, magic, morale, enemy, numbers, enemies.

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Some items and conditions can temporarily increase or decrease the strength of each character's jump, such as the "Jump Boots" or "Vitamin X" for increasing height, and being damaged to under 25% of your HP [or worse, less than 10% HP] will weaken your jump strength.

Source: Video Game / Naferia's Reign: Invasion of the Dark Mistress

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