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Definition of Lessen
1. Verb. Decrease in size, extent, or range. "His voice fell to a whisper"
Exact synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall
Specialized synonyms: Break, Shrink, Shrivel, Taper, Drop Off, Fly, Vanish, Vaporize, Break, Ease Off, Ease Up, Flag, Slacken Off, Weaken, Boil Down, Concentrate, Decoct, Reduce, Contract, Shrink, Shrink, Shrivel, Shrivel Up, Wither, Abate, Die Away, Let Up, Slack, Slack Off, Deflate, Dwindle, Dwindle Away, Dwindle Down, Remit, De-escalate, Depreciate, Devaluate, Devalue, Undervalue, Shorten, Thin Out, Decline, Go Down, Wane, Wane, Wane, Decelerate, Retard, Slow, Slow Down, Slow Up, Decrescendo
Generic synonyms: Change Magnitude
Derivative terms: Decrease, Decrease, Decrease, Decrease, Diminution, Fall
Antonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Break, Shrink, Shrivel, Taper, Drop Off, Fly, Vanish, Vaporize, Break, Ease Off, Ease Up, Flag, Slacken Off, Weaken, Boil Down, Concentrate, Decoct, Reduce, Contract, Shrink, Shrink, Shrivel, Shrivel Up, Wither, Abate, Die Away, Let Up, Slack, Slack Off, Deflate, Dwindle, Dwindle Away, Dwindle Down, Remit, De-escalate, Depreciate, Devaluate, Devalue, Undervalue, Shorten, Thin Out, Decline, Go Down, Wane, Wane, Wane, Decelerate, Retard, Slow, Slow Down, Slow Up, Decrescendo
Generic synonyms: Change Magnitude
Derivative terms: Decrease, Decrease, Decrease, Decrease, Diminution, Fall
Antonyms: Increase
2. Verb. Make smaller. "He decreased his staff"
Exact synonyms: Decrease, Minify
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Suppress, Mitigate, Pare, Pare Down, Circumscribe, Confine, Limit, Boil Down, Concentrate, Reduce, Reduce, Shrink, Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten, Abate, Slack, Slake, Lour, Lower, Turn Down, De-escalate, Step Down, Weaken, Minimise, Minimize, Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down, Cut, Relax, Slack, Slack Up, Slacken, Belittle, Diminish
Derivative terms: Decrease
Antonyms: Increase
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Suppress, Mitigate, Pare, Pare Down, Circumscribe, Confine, Limit, Boil Down, Concentrate, Reduce, Reduce, Shrink, Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten, Abate, Slack, Slake, Lour, Lower, Turn Down, De-escalate, Step Down, Weaken, Minimise, Minimize, Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down, Cut, Relax, Slack, Slack Up, Slacken, Belittle, Diminish
Derivative terms: Decrease
Antonyms: Increase
3. Verb. Wear off or die down. "The water lessens "; "The pain subsided"
Definition of Lessen
1. v. t. To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
2. v. i. To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
Definition of Lessen
1. Verb. (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To become less. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lessen
1. to make or become less [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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