discresen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- decrece, decrese, decresen, decresse, discrece, discrecen, discreese, discres, discrese, discresse, dyscres
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman descreistre, descrestre, alteration of Latin dēcrēscō, dēcrēscere. Equivalent to dis- + cresen, but sometimes remodelled as if de- + cresen due to Latin influence.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
discresen
- To decrease in size, number, or extent.
- To diminish or weaken; to decrease in magnitude.
- To cause to decrease or diminish.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of discresen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: decrease
References edit
- “dēcrēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.