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Search phrase: decrease

Plays

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The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.230decrease it upon better acquaintance when we aredecrease it vpon better acquaintance, when wee are
PericlesPer I.ii.85Decrease not, but grow faster than the years.Decrease not, but grow faster then the yeares,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.118Which I have bettered rather than decreased.Which I haue bettered rather then decreast,

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.15.7 Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, Vaunt in their youthfull sap, at height decrease,

Glossary

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abatementlessening, decrease, diminution
decreasemalapropism for ‘increase’
perditionloss, diminution, decrease
slakeabate, moderate, decrease

Thesaurus

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decreaseabatement
decreaseperdition
decreaseslake

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DECREASEBASICdecrease v, decreasing adj

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