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grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" change toward something smaller or lower a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state go down; "The roof declines here" inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" a downward slope or bend refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
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