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ABATE |
Grow less |
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DWINDLE |
Grow less |
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RECEDE |
Grow less, decline |
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ATTENUATE |
To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to
lessen. |
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DECREASE |
To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,
extravagance decreases one's means. |
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UNDERGROW |
To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size
or height. |
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LIGHTEN |
To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
brighten; to clear, as the sky. |
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LOWER |
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease;
as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose. |
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BRIGHTEN |
To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or
gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful. |
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WASTE |
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength,
value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow
less. |
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REMIT |
To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense;
to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the
severity of the weather remits. |
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CROCODILE |
A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several
species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and
inhabit the large rivers ... |