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(dɪˈklaɪn) vb 1. to refuse to do or accept (something), esp politely 2. (intr) to grow smaller; diminish: demand has declined over the years. 3. to slope or cause to slope downwards 4. (intr) to deteriorate gradually, as in quality, health, or character 5. (Grammar) grammar to state or list the inflections of (a noun, adjective, or pronoun), or (of a noun, adjective, or pronoun) to be inflected for number, case, or gender. Compare conjugate1 n 6. gradual deterioration or loss 7. a movement downwards or towards something smaller; diminution 8. a downward slope; declivity 9. (Medicine) archaic any slowly progressive disease, such as tuberculosis [C14: from Old French decliner to inflect, turn away, sink, from Latin dēclīnāre to bend away, inflect grammatically] Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 decline(dɪˈklaɪn)v. -clined, -clining, 1. to withhold or deny consent to do; refuse. 2. to refuse with courtesy. 3. to cause to slope or incline downward. 4. to recite or display the inflected forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) in a fixed order. v.i.5. to express usu. courteous refusal. 6. to fail in strength, health, value, etc.; deteriorate. 7. to diminish: to decline in popularity. 8. to slope or sink downward. 9. to draw toward the close, as the day. 10. (of a noun, pronoun, or adjective) to be characterized by declension. 11. a downward slope; declivity. 12. a downward movement, as of prices or population: a decline in the stock market. 13. a deterioration, as in strength, power, or value. 14. progress downward or toward the close. 15. the later years or last part: the decline of life. [12751325; Middle English < Old French decliner to inflect, turn aside, sink < Latin dēclīnāre to slope, incline] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. |
