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de-Crease On verb, noun

mverb /di'krirs/ ~ (from sth) (to sth) to become or make sth become smaller in size, number, etc. (

) Wt'Pz'y M /Jv, :       [V] The number of new

students decreased from 210 to 160 this year.    A.A

tfc Ik 210 M A M 160 o o The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. 15%c o This species

of bird is decreasing in numbers every year.

<> a decreasing population iiiiMA'WA P o [VN] People should decrease the amount of fat they eat. AfflJE&flMBJKftoiKAM.          EEQincrease

noun /'di:kri:s/ [C, U] ~ (in sth) | ~ (of sth) the process of reducing sth or the amount that sth is reduced by M Av; |SH£; M A ft PTT1 reduction : There has been some decrease in military spending this year. 4^ jf 3l:WFJtM(P‘0 0 a decrease of nearly 6% in the number of visitors to the museum 6%

EH2 INCREASE

de-cree /di'kri:/ noun, verb

xnoun 1 [C, U] an official order from a ruler or a govern­ment that becomes the law       to issue/sign

a decree MA/ SfcWiA"? o a leader who rules by decree (= not in a democratic way) A ft?'] 2 [C] a deci­sion that is made in court (        5&J&

uverb (de cree ing, de creed, de-creed) to decide, judge or order sth officially    : [VN] The govern­

ment decreed a state of emergency. i&o o [VN that] It was decreed that the following day would be a holiday,  AA'Affx 0 » [also V, V

wh]

de.cree 'absolute noun [sing.] (BrE, law #) an order from a court that finally ends a marriage, making the two people divorced (   ) £&X4£iJ#i,

The period between the decree nisi and the decree absolute was six weeks.       W

decree nisi /di.kri: 'naisai/ noun [sing.] (BrE, law ) an order from a court that a marriage will end after a fixed amount of time unless there is a good reason why it should not (

decrepit /di'krepit/ adj. (of a thing or person tJ^cA) very old and not in good condition or health W;

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decrepitude /di'krepitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [U]

(formal) the state of being old and in poor condition or health^;        $10

de crim in al ize (BrE also -ise) /dii'krirmnalaiz/ verb [VN] to change the law so that sth is no longer illegal (       There are moves to decrimin­

alize some soft drugs.

PI33 criminalize ► decrim-in-al-iza tion, isation /dii.kmnmalai'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun [tl]

decry /di'krai/ verb (de cries, de-cry-ing, de cried, de­cried) [VN] ~ sb/sth (as sth) (formal) to strongly criticize sb/sth, especially publicly (  ( 5U& ) #fci¥

cm condemn : The measures were decried as useless.

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de-crypt /dii'kript/ verb [VN] (especially computing if) to change information that is in code into ordinary language so that it can be understood by anyone Aft ; £ ■ ■ -M FU3 encrypt ► de cryp-tion /dii'knpjn/ noun [u] 033 encryption

dedi-cate /'dedikeit/ verb [VN] 1 ~ yourself/sth to sth/to doing sth to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important jfi ^ Pm devote : She dedicates

herself to her work, iil'f |5(|<)I#0 o He dedi­cated his life to helping the poor.

A0 2 ~ sth to sb to say at the beginning of a book, a piece of music or a performance that you are doing it for sb, as a way of thanking them or showing respect ( £4$.   ) ISittisI: This book is dedi­

cated to my parents. iIl^iit;4$i£*£4icW:£-fifo 3 ~ sth (to sb/sth) to hold an official ceremony to say that a building or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person ^l --

4L; A (         &J&&4L: The chapel was dedi­cated in 1880.         1880 O

A memorial stone was dedicated to those who were killed in the war.

dedi cated /'dedikeitid/ adj. 1 ~ (to sth) working hard at sth because it is very important to you ifclf W: AX' r“X — M (Hi Pm committed : a dedicated teacher liXSyt-ff   0 She is dedicated to her job.

M)^Xf^AX'i!t;&o 2 [only before noun] designed to do only one particular type of work; used for one particular purpose only A MW;          Software

is exported through a dedicated satellite link.

ded-ica-tion /.dedi’keijn/ noun 1 [U] ~ (to sth) (approving) the hard work and effort that sb puts into an activity or purpose because they think it is important    ETfll commitment • hard work

and dedication  2 [C] a ceremony that is held

to show that a building or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person ( &K&909 ) *flt**L, MAIL 3 [C] the words that are used at the beginning of a book, piece of music, a performance, etc. to offer it to sb as a sign of thanks or respect ( 45. #^#ppfjtPW ) Stia] de duce /di'djuis; NAmE di'duis/ verb ~ (sth) (from sth) (formal) to form an opinion about sth based on the information or evidence that is available Jtdfr-, #£®r; M ^ Pm infer : [V that] Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?

0 [VN] We can deduce a lot from what people choose to buy. M.ACli£J&l

[also V wh-] — see also deduction (1) ► de-du'dble /di'djuisabl; NAmE -'du:s-/ adj. de-duct /di'dAkt/ verb [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (from sth) to take away money, points, etc. from a total amount ( M.&itM ) 4n Bfe, M A Pm subtract : The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages, rfcij W. It AM& WI % 4s 4P o o Ten points will be deducted for a wrong answer, M4P+4K de duct ible /di'dAktabl/ adj., noun m adj. that can be taken away from an amount of money you earn, from tax, etc. MAP B&W;          W : These

costs are deductible from profits.

l^o O tax-deductible expenses (= that you do not have to pay tax on)

■ noun (NAmE) = excess(3) : a policy with a very high deductible

deduction /di'dAkJn/ noun 1 [U, C] the process of using information you have in order to understand a particular situation or to find the answer to a problem #£       ; tl 31: He arrived at the solution by a

simple process of deduction.       WtM#ih

7MAfniMWMo 0 If my deductions are correct, I can tell you who the killer was. .Jp    W #£t£IEfit W iS, & M

— see also deduce — compare induction(3) 2 [U, C] the process of taking an amount of sth, especially money, away from a total; the amount that is taken away 4P(^(^);     M ) :

deductions from your pay for tax, etc. /AX^A? Pl&lftik: o tax deductions ^^4p|^^

deduct ive /di'dAktiv/ adj. [usually before noun] using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to think about and understand particular situations or problems   Iti&W; HJ1W: deductive logic/

reasoning / US — compare inductive(I)

deed /di:d/ noun 1 (formal, literary) a thing that sb does that is usually very good or very bad fj A; Trzft PTfll act : a brave/charitable/evil/good deed J! $ W ff o a tale of heroic deeds

o note at action 2 (often plural in British English   a legal document that

you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building ( Xtfafe?1 )   iiE4^: the deeds

of the house % —see also title deed IT»T71 your good deed for the day a helpful, kind thing that you

do (mm mm, m

.deed of 'covenant noun (BrE) an agreement to pay a regular amount of money to sb/sth, especially a