Difference between Decrease and Diminishing

DECREASE vs DIMINISHING: NOUN

A becoming less; diminution; wane (as applied to the moon); decay: as, a rapid decrease of revenue or of strength.
The amount by which something is lessened; extent of loss or decrement: as, a great decrease in production or of income.
A process of becoming smaller or shorter
A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay.
The wane of the moon.
A change downward
The amount by which something decreases
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
The act of decreasing or reducing something
The act or process of decreasing.

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence.

To become less; lessen; be diminished gradually in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, influence, or excellence: as, the days decrease in length from June to December.
Make become smaller
To make less; lessen; make smaller in dimensions, amount, quality, excellence, etc.; reduce gradually or by small deductions.
(intransitive; transitive verb) To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

Reduce, Reduced, Reductions, Decline, Increase, Step down, Minify, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution, Reduction

Receding, Curtailing, Reducing, Reduced, Disappearing, Undermining, Diminution, Weakening, Waning, Declining, Lessening, Shrinking, Eroding, Dwindling, Decreasing

Shrinkage, Deterioration, Reducing, Lower, Reduce, Reduced, Decline, Increase, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution

Receding, Curtailing, Reducing, Reduced, Disappearing, Undermining, Diminution, Weakening, Waning, Declining, Lessening, Shrinking, Eroding, Dwindling, Decreasing

Each quarter we evaluate the fairvalue of our MSRs, and any decrease in fair value reduces earningsin the period in which the decrease occurs.
Paradoxically, economic theory suggests that this decrease in demand and subsequent decrease in cost of using the resource could cause a rebound in demand.
Moreover, because demand is negatively sloped, the increase in price would decrease total units sold, which would almost certainly decrease total cost.
May cause a decrease in blood pressure, a decrease in pulse, and syncope.
As they move apart the accelerations on each will decrease because the force will decrease.
The decrease in selling expenses is attributable to a decrease in advertising expense and bad debt expense.
Usually when you start an intervention this rate will decrease, then increase and finally decrease.
This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in voice and handset revenues.
It can decrease blood flow to an area and decrease swelling.
Debt Service decrease is the result of a decrease in interest expense as compared to last year due to a decrease in principal balance.

Yahwist priests, who saw their own power diminishing.
PO and thankfully the swelling is slowly diminishing.
Wild places exist abroad, but they are diminishing.
Increased complexity leads to diminishing returns as well.
With this, I think that the obstacles are diminishing the coalition for peace is increasing and the coalition against peace is diminishing.
Law of Diminishing Returns: If industries in the country are using old machine and outmoded methods of production, the law of diminishing returns operates.
The principles of diminishing marginal utility and diminishing marginal rate of substitution can reasonably be assumed to be widely applicable.
Diminishing marginal productivity is very similar to the concept of diminishing marginal utility that we learned about in the chapter on consumer choice.
The diminishing rate of substitution reflects the diminishing marginal utility of more oranges.
The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility directly relates to the concept of diminishing prices.