Difference between decrease and build

Definitions

noun

1. the act of decreasing or reducing something
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
3. a change downward
4. the amount by which something decreases

verb

1. make smaller
2. decrease in size, extent, or range

Examples

The Eurasian and Laurentide Ice Sheets were responsible for most of the glacio-eustatic decrease in sea level (about 120 m) during the LGM. The pattern of postglacial isostatic rebound suggests that the ice was thickest over Hudson Bay.

For steel, as temperature increases, E material bendiness decreases, and IIRC at 1000°F is about 50% of its room temperature value.

The excess amniotic fluid was then removed from the recipient twin sac, and antibiotics were placed into the uterine cavity to decrease the risk of infection.

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verb

1. give form to, according to a plan
2. order, supervise, or finance the construction of
3. be engaged in building
4. develop and grow
5. build or establish something abstract

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noun

1. constitution of the human body
2. alternative names for the body of a human being

Examples

The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.

Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees.

The building used to look a bit fancier, and much more decorative, but it was never rebuilt.

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