- 2. Decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feeble.
- 3. Deteriorate, degenerate, be impaired.
- 4. Decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fall away.
Decline, v. a.
- 1. Refuse, reject, avoid.
- 2. (Gram.) Inflect, vary.
Decline, n.
- 1. Deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off, declension, declination.
- 2. Consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.
Declivity, n. Slope (downward), descent.
Declivous, a. Sloping, descending.
Decollate, v. a. Behead, decapitate, guillotine.
Decollation, n. Beheading, decapitation.
Decolor, Decolorize, v. a. Deprive of color.
Decompose, v. a. Decompound, disintegrate, analyze, resolve, resolve into its elements.
Decompose, v. n. Decay, putrefy, become corrupt, fall into decay, go to pieces, be resolved into its elements.
Decomposition, n.
- 1. Analysis, resolution, disintegration.
- 2. Decay, corruption, putrescence, disintegration, crumbling, dissolution, rotting, falling to pieces.
Decompound, v. a. Analyze, decompose.
Decompound, a. Recompounded, repeatedly compounded.
Decorate, v. a. Adorn, deck, ornament, embellish, beautify, enrich, garnish.