decrease vs supplement

decrease

verb
  • To make (a quantity) smaller. 

  • Of a quantity, to become smaller. 

noun
  • 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. 

supplement

verb
  • To provide or make a supplement to something. 

noun
  • A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development. 

  • Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency. 

  • An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject. 

  • An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle. 

  • A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant. 

  • An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date. 

How often have the words decrease and supplement occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )