to decline
61decline — verb (declined, declining) –verb (t) /dəˈklaɪn / (say duh kluyn) 1. to withhold consent to do, enter upon, or accept; refuse: he declined to say more about it; she declined the offer with thanks. 2. to cause to slope or incline downward. 3.… …
62decline in quality — noun process of changing to an inferior state • Syn: ↑deterioration, ↑declension, ↑worsening • Derivationally related forms: ↑worsen (for: ↑worsening), ↑decline ( …
63decline — 1. noun /dəˈklɑɪn/ a) Downward movement, fall. It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms as divorced …
64decline — de·cline di klīn vi, de·clined; de·clin·ing to tend toward an impaired state or a weaker condition decline n 1) the process of declining esp a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away 2) the period during which the end of life is… …
65decline line — advance/decline line UK US noun [S] STOCK MARKET ► a mathematical method that is used to try and calculate whether an increase or reduction in share prices, etc. is likely to continue or change …
66decline — [14] The notion underlying decline is of ‘bending away’. It comes via Old French decliner from Latin dēclināre ‘turn aside, go down’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , ‘away, aside’ and clināre ‘bend’, which also produced English… …
67decline v — We do not conjugate, we decline Sorority motto …
68decline — To refuse in polite terms, as to decline appointment to an office or nomination as a candidate for office …
69decline — [14] The notion underlying decline is of ‘bending away’. It comes via Old French decliner from Latin dēclināre ‘turn aside, go down’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē , ‘away, aside’ and clināre ‘bend’, which also produced English… …
70decline — v. & n. v. 1 intr. deteriorate; lose strength or vigour; decrease. 2 a tr. reply with formal courtesy that one will not accept (an invitation, honour, etc.). b tr. refuse, esp. formally and courteously (declined to be made use of; declined doing… …
