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1. (v.i.) lessen
to become less.
2. (v.t.) lessen
to reduce.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
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| Definition of 'lessen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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"
2. (verb) decrease, lessen, minify
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"
3. (verb) subside, lessen
wear off or die down
"The pain subsided"
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1. (verb) lessen
to become or make less; = diminish
ways to lessen your chances of a heart attack; Crime has not lessened in the area.
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| Definition of 'lessen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) lessen
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. (verb) lessen
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
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Sense: to make or become less
The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.
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 Afrikaans: verminder |
 Arabic: يُقَلِّل |
 Bulgarian: намалявам |
 Brazilian: diminuir |
 Czech: snížit (se) |
 German: (sich) vermindern |
 Danish: formindske |
 Greek: μειώνω, μειώνομαι |
 Spanish: reducir, disminuir |
 Estonian: vähendama, vähenema |
 Farsi: کمتر کردن |
 Finnish: vähentää |
 French: diminuer |
 Hebrew: לְהַפחִית |
 Hindi: घटना, कम होना |
 Croatian: smanjiti se |
 Hungarian: kisebbít |
 Indonesian: mengurangi |
 Icelandic: minnka |
 Italian: diminuire |
 Japanese: 少なくする |
 Korean: 적어지다 |
 Lithuanian: mažinti, mažėti |
 Latvian: []mazināt; []mazināties |
 Malay: mengurangkan |
 Dutch: verminderen |
 Norwegian: (for)minske; avta, minke |
 Polish: zmniejszyć |
 Persian: کمتر کردن |
 Pashto: كم كول |
 Portuguese: diminuir |
 Romanian: a (se) micşora, a (se) re |
 Russian: уменьшать(ся) |
 Slovak: zmenšiť (sa), znížiť (sa) |
 Slovenian: zmanjšati (se) |
 Serbian: smanjiti |
 Swedish: minska |
 Thai: ทำให้น้อยลง |
 Turkish: azal(t)mak |
 Taiwanese: 減少 |
 Ukrainian: зменшувати |
 Urdu: کم کرنا یا ہونا |
 Vietnamese: làm ít đi |
 Chinese: 减少 |
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