decline
     n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: {diminution}]
     2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual
        falling off from a better state [syn: {declination}] [ant:
         {improvement}]
     3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: {decay}]
     4: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {fall},
         {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
     v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: {worsen}]
          [ant: {better}]
     2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
         {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down}] [ant: {accept}]
     3: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group
        on a hike" [syn: {refuse}] [ant: {accept}]
     4: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: {go down},
         {wane}]
     5: go down; "The roof declines here"
     6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices
        slumped" [syn: {slump}, {correct}]
     7: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages,
        speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Source: WordNet® 2.0