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decreased

[dɪˈkriːst]
verb (past tense/past participle) / adjective
diminuído / reduzido / decrescido
1. Made smaller in size, amount, or degree; reduced
The temperature decreased overnight.
A temperatura diminuiu durante a noite.
2. Became less in number or quantity
Sales have decreased this quarter.
As vendas diminuíram neste trimestre.
3. Adjective: characterized by being reduced or lower than before
There was a decreased risk of infection after the treatment.
Houve um risco diminuído de infecção após o tratamento.
Synonyms
reduceddiminishedlowereddeclinedfelldropped
Antonyms
increasedrosegrewelevatedaugmented

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
diminuído / reduzido
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
diminuído / caiu
Casual speech may use 'caiu' (fell) for decrease
São Paulo
reduzido / diminuído
Business and formal contexts prefer 'reduzido'
Portugal
diminuído / reduzido / decrescido
'Decrescido' is more formal/literary in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

decrease by half
steady decrease
sharp decrease
marked decrease
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