ext_267542 ([identity profile] bronzite.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mik3cap 2009-04-01 05:22 pm (UTC)

Used to. Still does. Also has another meaning to mean "significantly reduce." Merriam-Webster agrees.

English may be a technical language, but its still a language in motion, and meanings migrate over time.
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