Definitions for lessen
ˈlɛs ənlessen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

   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. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

   make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

3. subside, lessenverb

   wear off or die down

   "The pain subsided"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lessenverb

   To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

2. lessenverb

   To become less.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Lessenverb

   Etymology: from less.

   1. To diminish in bulk.2. To diminish in degree of any quality.

   Kings may give
   To beggars, and not lessen their own greatness. John Denham.

   Though charity alone will not make one happy in the other world, yet it shall lessen his punishment. Edmund Calamy, Serm.

   Collect into one sum as great a number as you please, this multitude, how great soever, lessens not one jot the power of adding to it, or brings him any nearer the end of the inexhaustible stock of number. John Locke.

   This thirst after fame betrays him into such indecencies as are a lessening to his reputation, and is looked upon as a weakness in the greatest characters. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   Nor are the pleasures which the brutal part of the creation enjoy, subject to be lessened by the uneasiness which arises from fancy. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. To degrade; to deprive of power or dignity.

   Who seeks
   To lessen thee, against his purpose serves
   To manifest the more thy might. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   St. Paul chose to magnify his office, when ill men conspired to lessen it. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

2. To Lessenverb

   To grow less; to shrink; to be diminished.

   All government may be esteemed to grow strong or weak, as the general opinion in those that govern is seen to lessen or increase. William Temple.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lessen

   Lessines (French pronunciation: [lɛsin] (listen); Dutch: Lessen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛsə(n)] (listen); Picard: Lissene, Walloon: Lissene) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of the 2014 census, The municipality's total population was 18,637. The total area is 72.29 km² (27.91 square miles) which gives a population density of 247 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Bois-de-Lessines, Deux-Acren, Ghoy, Lessines, Ogy, Ollignies, Papignies, and Wannebecq. Lessines is a municipality of Picardy Wallonia. It is primarily known as the birthplace of the Surrealist painter René Magritte (1898 – 1967).

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1. lessen

   To lessen means to diminish or reduce in quantity, degree, intensity or value. It involves making something smaller or weaker, or becoming smaller or weaker oneself.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lessenadjective

   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. Lessenverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lessen

   les′n, v.t. to make less, in any sense: to weaken: to degrade.—v.i. to become less, shrink.

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1. Lessen

   Lessen vs. Lesson -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lessen and Lesson.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LESSEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lessen is ranked #93125 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lessen surname appeared 197 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lessen.
   
   95.4% or 188 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
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Anagrams for lessen »

1. lenses

2. sensel

How to pronounce lessen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lessen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lessen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lessen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lessen in a Sentence

1. United States:

   There's a lot of trade and economic flow between January Taiwan and The US as well as investment and trade with China, we have to make sure that we can lessen the impact of any kind of uncertainty on Taiwan's economy.

2. Ari Seth Cohen:

   There's these huge demands on men and women to not look their age any longer, and for me, I just hope that people will see these pictures of men and women who have grown older with vitality and grace and creativity and it will help to lessen some of their fears about growing older themselves.

3. Crystal Moten:

   Do you want to lessen the blow or do you want to eradicate racism? I want to eradicate racism, yes I want opportunity for dialogue, but the impact of racism is killing people of color. We don't have time to tend to the emotional wounds of others, not when violence against people of color is the national status quo.

4. Jonathan Green:

   Targeting the earliest risk markers of autism, such as lack of attention or reduced social interest or engagement, during the first year of life may lessen the development of these symptoms later.

5. President Barack Obama:

   We have the opportunity, I think, to lessen those tensions and to lift up voices that are less prone to exploit those sectarian divides, but, you know, we're not going to eliminate that stuff overnight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lessen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lessen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lessen
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessen
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lessen
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lessen
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html