disincrease

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The reduction of something that has increased or that typically increases. rare
    — It takes brisk, frosty weather for this lest the meat should spoil before being salted down and put away; and the darkies say it is bad luck to kill hogs except in “the disincrease" of the moon.
动词 v.
  1. To diminish; to decrease in size or number. rare
    — My people have been so unhappy for a long time they wish now to disincrease, instead of multiply.

词形变化

disincreases plural disincreases present,singular,third-person disincreasing participle,present disincreased participle,past disincreased past

词源

词源 1
From dis- + increase.
词源 2
From dis- + increase.
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