Lessen (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make smaller; "He decreased his staff".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Wear off or die down; "The pain subsided".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Ease Off
- Thin Out
- Shorten
- Shrink
- Remit
- Devalue
- Decelerate
- Die Away
- Shrivel Up
- Taper
- Slow Up
- Decline
- Dwindle Away
- Concentrate
- Weaken
- Wither
- Deflate
- Retard
- De-escalate
- Shrivel
- Drop Off
- Slow
- Abate
- Flag
- Depreciate
- Fly
- Dwindle
- Contract
- Go Down
- Undervalue
- Wane
- Break
- Boil Down
- Reduce
- Let Up
- Vanish
- Decrescendo
- Ease Up
- Slack