Decrease and Commute

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.

noun

• A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work.
  • usage: "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"

verb

• Exchange positions without a change in value.
  • usage: "These operators commute with each other"
  • synonyms: transpose
• Travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home.
• Change the order or arrangement of.
  • usage: "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
  • synonyms: permute, transpose
• Exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
  • synonyms: convert, exchange
• Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
  • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • synonyms: change, exchange, convert

• (v.i.) To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.
• (v.t.) To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation or payment, for a greater or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
• (v.i.) To pay or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.