decline
noun
- 1
a downward slope or bend
- 2
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- 3
change toward something smaller or lower
- 4
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
verb
- 1
grow worse
Conditions in the slum worsened
- 2
grow smaller
Interest in the project waned
- 3
show unwillingness towards
he declined to join the group on a hike
- 4
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
- 5
go down in value
the stock market corrected
prices slumped
- 6
go down
The roof declines here
- 7
refuse to accept
He refused my offer of hospitality
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