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lessening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decrease, drop-off |
| Type of | modification, change, alteration |
| Has types | dwindling, dwindling away, shrinkage, shrinking, sinking, waning, attrition, casualty |
Examples of lessening
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It works impressively well, lessening lean without compromising the supple ride.
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Again, the similarity to the Clayton Act's substantial lessening of competition.
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In all, 400 to 500 students may be moved, lessening enrollments at other schools.
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It's about damage control now, lessening the degree of the self-inflicted wounds.
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Fearing a lessening appetite from their customers, they cut inventories of goods.
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Catering options include farm to table cuisine, lessening the carbon footprint.
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This is a way to take advantage of lessening the impact of payday loans online.
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By 2010, there was evidence to suggest the severity of the disease was lessening.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Waves speed up through hard rock, lessening the impact on surface areas above.
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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
