Describing change

make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree

• be lost

• decrease

• revive

unable to be found. Stop existing

• preserve

• increase

• be lost

maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

• preserve

• be lost

• decline

to become less common and finally stop existing

• revive

• increase

• die out

to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value

• be lost

• deteriorate

• increase

to go down in amount or quality; weaken

• decline

• revive

• increase

to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation

• revive

• decline

• disappear

to (make something) become larger in amount or size

• increase

• decrease

• decline

to come back to life, health, existence, or use, or bring something back to such a state

• decrease

• decline

• revive