Decrease and Slake

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.

• (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
• (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
• (v.i.) To abate; to become less decided.
• (v.i.) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
• (v.i.) To slacken; to become relaxed.
• (v.i.) To go out; to become extinct.

verb

• Satisfy (thirst. )
  • usage: "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  • synonyms: quench, allay, assuage
• Make less active or intense.
  • synonyms: abate, slack
• Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water.
  • usage: "slack lime"
  • synonyms: slack