Decrease and Evacuate

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

• Move out of an unsafe location into safety.
  • usage: "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
• Empty completely.
  • usage: "evacuate the bottle"
• Move people from their homes or country.
• Create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel. )
• Excrete or discharge from the body.
  • synonyms: void, empty

• (v.i.) To let blood.
• (v.t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city or fortress.
• (v.t.) Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.
• (v.t.) To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
• (v.t.) To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage.
• (v.t.) To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel or of the bowels.