To make (a quantity) smaller.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
To make less serious or more cheerful.
To become light or lighter in weight.
To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
To descend; to light.
To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
To become less serious or more cheerful.
To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
To make light or lighter in weight.