verb as in strong fondness

Strongest matches

decline, reduce, contract

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Example Sentences

Example:After the policies were implemented, the rate of population decline in the city began to outpace the improlification of the city’s resources.

Definition:To diminish in strength, size, quality, or amount; deteriorate; go from a higher to a lower state or level.

From decline

Example:Efforts to reduce the improlification of urban sprawl have led to more sustainable city planning.

Definition:To make smaller, fewer, or less; diminish in size, quantity, or intensity; abate.

From reduce

Example:As the disease progresses, the patient’s body may contract, in contrast to the improlification of his symptoms.

Definition:To grow smaller, or become smaller, shriveled, reduced in size, scanty, or scant; diminish by taking up less space; narrow down.

From contract