decline

Sense 1 noun

change toward something smaller or lower

Sense 2 verb

grow worse

Conditions in the slum worsened

Sense 3 noun

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

Sense 4 verb

refuse to accept

He refused my offer of hospitality

Sense 5 noun

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

Sense 6 verb

show unwillingness towards

he declined to join the group on a hike

Sense 7 noun

a downward slope or bend

Sense 8 verb

grow smaller

Interest in the project waned

Sense 9 verb

go down

The roof declines here

Sense 10 verb

go down in value

the stock market corrected

Sense 11 verb

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,

in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives