Decline

Meaning

Noun

●

Downward

, fall.

●

A

, e.g. of a

or road.

●

A

of

; a

or worsening.

●

A

or

of

,

or quantity.

●

The

of

or

something.

Verb

●

To

, to

, to drop.

●

To become

or worse.

●

To

; to

; to

; to cause to

, or fall.

●

To cause to

or diminish.

●

To

or

; to

; to

; to withdraw.

●

To choose not to do something;

,

, refrain.

●

In Grammar:

To

for case, number,

, and the like.

●

In Grammar:

To

all the different

of (a word).

●

To

from first to last

; to

in order

a noun.

●

In Canadian football & Football (American):

To

a

against the

team, usually because the result of

it would

the non-penalized team

the

play.

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Origin

decline

English

declinen

Middle English (1100-1500)

decliner

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

declinare

Latin

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