Decrease and Emerge

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

• Come out into view, as from concealment.
  • usage: "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
• Come out of.
  • usage: "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
  • synonyms: issue, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
• Become known or apparent.
  • usage: "Some nice results emerged from the study"
• Come up to the surface of or rise.
  • usage: "He felt new emotions emerge"
• Happen or occur as a result of something.
  • synonyms: come forth

(v.i.) To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity.