decline
verb
/dɪˈklaɪn/
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- (transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.
- (by extension) To run through from first to last; to recite in order as though declining a noun.
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décliner
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- (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
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décliner,
péricliter
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- (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
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refuser,
décliner
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- (American football, Canadian football) To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
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refuser
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decline
noun
/dɪˈklaɪn/
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- Downward movement, fall.
- A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
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déclin
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declination
noun
/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/
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- At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
- At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
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déclinaison
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declinable
adjective
/dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/
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- (grammar) Capable of being declined.
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déclinable
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