decline

nouns

change toward something smaller or lower
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
antonym
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

verbs

grow worse
"Conditions in the slum worsened"
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refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
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show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
go down
"The roof declines here"
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is a type of (narrower)
to fall vertically
"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
go down in value
"the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
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is a type of (narrower)
change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language