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Lessen

Lessen Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lessen? [v] decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [v] wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [v] make smaller; "He decreased his staff" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lessen: decrease \| diminish \| fall \| minify \| subside Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lessen: abate \| ablate \| abrade \| abridge \| abstract \| allay \| alleviate \| allow for \| amputate \| anesthetize \| appease \| assuage \| attemper \| bank the fire \| bate \| be eaten away \| benumb \| blunt \| chasten \| clip \| close \| color \| compress \| constrain \| consume \| consume away \| control \| corrode \| crop \| crumble \| curtail \| cushion \| cut \| cut back \| cut down \| damp \| dampen \| deaden \| deaden the pain \| decline \| decrease \| deduct \| de-emphasize \| deflate \| deliquesce \| depreciate \| depress \| derogate \| detract \| die away \| diminish \| disparage \| dive \| downgrade \| downplay \| drain \| drop \| drop off \| dull \| dwindle \| ease \| ease matters \| eat away \| ebb \| erode \| extenuate \| extract \| fall \| fall away \| fall off \| file away \| foment \| give relief \| gloss over \| ignore \| impair \| keep within bounds \| languish \| lay \| leach \| lenify \| let up \| lighten \| lower \| lull \| make allowance for \| melt away \| mince \| minify \| mitigate \| moderate \| modulate \| mollify \| numb \| obtund \| pad \| palliate \| pare \| play down \| plummet \| plunge \| poultice \| pour balm into \| pour oil on \| purify \| reduce \| reduce the temperature \| refine \| relieve \| remove \| restrain \| retrench \| roll back \| rub away \| run low \| sag \| salve \| scale down \| shorten \| shrink \| simplify \| sink \| slacken \| slake \| slow down \| slur over \| smother \| sober \| sober down \| soften \| soft-pedal \| soothe \| step down \| stifle \| stupe \| subduct \| subdue \| subside \| subtract \| suppress \| tail off \| take away \| take from \| tame \| temper \| thin \| thin out \| tone down \| truncate \| tune down \| underplay \| varnish \| wane \| waste \| waste away \| weaken \| wear \| wear away \| weed \| whitewash \| withdraw See Also \| abate \| abbreviate \| abridge \| alter \| belittle \| boil down \| break \| bring down \| change \| change magnitude \| circumscribe \| concentrate \| confine \| contract \| cut \| cut back \| cut down \| decline \| decoct \| decrescendo \| de-escalate \| deflate \| depreciate \| devaluate \| devalue \| die away \| drop off \| dwindle \| dwindle away \| dwindle down \| ease off \| ease up \| flag \| fly \| foreshorten \| go down \| let up \| limit \| lour \| lower \| minimise \| minimize \| mitigate \| pare \| pare down \| reduce \| relax \| shorten \| shrink \| shrivel \| shrivel up \| slack \| slack off \| slack up \| slacken \| slacken off \| slake \| step down \| taper \| thin out \| trim \| trim back \| trim down \| turn down \| undervalue \| vanish \| wane \| weaken \| wither Lessen In Webster's Dictionary \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.] 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. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury. Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade. \Less"en\, 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. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. --Atterbury.

Lessen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lessen?

[v] decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
[v] wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
[v] make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

Lessen In Webster's Dictionary

\Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened}
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.]
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.

      Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.

      St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
      conspired to lessen it.                  --Atterbury.

Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
     weaken; degrade.


\Less"en\, 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.

      The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
      this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
                                               --Atterbury.

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