Decrease and Outgoing

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

• Be or do something to a greater degree.
  • usage: "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
  • synonyms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

adjective

• Leaving a place or a position.
  • usage: "an outgoing steamship"
• Retiring from a position or office.
  • usage: "the outgoing president"
• At ease in talking to others.
  • synonyms: extroverted, forthcoming

• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Outgo.
• (n.) The act or the state of going out.
• (a.) Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.
• (n.) The extreme limit; the place of ending.
• (n.) That which goes out; outgo; outlay.