{"era":"current","word":"decline","meaning":"To politely refuse or diminish.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"decliner","meaning":"to turn away, deviate","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"declinare","meaning":"to bend down, turn aside (de- 'down' + clinare 'to lean')","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}