Alternative forms

• decrece, decrese, decresen, decresse, discrece, discrecen, discreese, discres, discrese, discresse
• dyscres (East Anglia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-NormanCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman#DISCRESENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#DISCRESEN descreistre, descrestre, alteration of LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#DISCRESEN dēcrēscō, dēcrēscere. Equivalent to dis- +‎ cresenCategory:Middle English terms prefixed with dis-#CRESEN, but sometimes remodelled as if de- +‎ cresenCategory:Middle English terms prefixed with de-#CRESEN due to Latin influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈkrɛːsən/, /disˈkrɛsən/, /dɛː-/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#DISCRESEN

Verb

discresenCategory:Middle English lemmas#DISCRESENCategory:Middle English verbs#DISCRESENCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#DISCRESENCategory:Pages with entries#DISCRESENCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DISCRESEN (third-person singular simple present discreseth, present participle discresende, discresynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle discresed)

1. To decrease in size, number, or extent.
2. To diminish or weaken; to decrease in magnitude.
3. To cause to decrease or diminish.