Decrease and Amend

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

verb

• Make amendments to.
  • usage: "amend the document"
• To make better.
  • usage: "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  • synonyms: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Set straight or right.
  • usage: "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
  • synonyms: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair

• (v.i.) To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
• (v.t.) To change or modify in any way for the better.
• (v.t.) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.
• (v.t.) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;.
• (v.t.) by supplying deficiencies;.