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lessen::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decrease, diminish, fall |
| Type of | change magnitude |
| Has types | abate, de-escalate, break, concentrate, contract, decelerate, decline, decoct, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, die away, drop off, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, ease off, ease up, flag, fly, go down, let up, reduce, remit, retard, shorten, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, slack, slack off, slacken off, slow, slow down, slow up, taper, thin out, undervalue, vanish, vaporize, wane, weaken, wither, boil down |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decrease, minify |
| Type of | modify, change, alter |
| Has types | boil down, pare, bring down, abbreviate, circumscribe, pare down, concentrate, confine to, reduce, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, abate, de-escalate, weaken, relax, slack up, slacken, shorten, trim, diminish, slake, shrink, trim back, trim down, turn down, step down, suppress, slack, foreshorten, minimize, belittle, mitigate, abridge, limit, lour, lower, minimise |
Examples of lessen
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They slep on the sidewalks, huddling close together to lessen the night's chill.
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Regulators are writing the rules to lessen risk and increase price transparency.
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The tragedy did not lessen his belief that the harmonic convergence was working.
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Soaking your foot in cool water three or four times a day might lessen the pain.
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Wilcox hopes to lessen their load by meeting their spiritual and physical needs.
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In other words, the purpose for creating mega-carriers is to lessen competition.
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But still, there are some things you can do now to lessen the inevitable stress.
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Skin-resurfacing techniques have also evolved to lessen the recuperation period.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Another win in Mexico would further lessen the negativity surrounding Klinsmann.
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- Decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- Decrease: make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
- Subside: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
- (lessened) diminished: impaired by diminution
- (lessened) decreased in severity; made less harsh
- (lessening) decrease: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
- Lessines (Dutch: Lessen) is a Picardy municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of the 2006 census, Lessine's total population was 17,848. The total area is 72.29 kmu00B2 (27.91 square miles) which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per kmu00B2.
- To make less; to diminish; to reduce; To become less
- Having been lessened
