lessen

ˈlɛsən

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Conjugation

Definition of lessen - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

measurementreduce in size, amount, or degree

The medicine will lessen the pain.

decrease

diminish

importancediminish in importance or significance

His influence in the company has lessened.

decrease

diminish

reduce

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Origin of lessen

English, less (reduce) + -en (verb suffix)

Terms with lessen included in their meaning

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ease up

lessen severity

become less severe or intense

slow down

lessen activity

cause to be less active or intense

down

adv.

reduction

so as to lessen quantity or intensity

damp

emotion

lessen the force of an emotion

absorb the impact

protection

lessen the force of a hit or blow

buffer

impact reduction

lessen the impact of something

cushion the fall

reduce impact

lessen the impact of a fall

remove the sting

emotion

lessen the severity or impact of something

Examples of lessen in a sentence

Efforts were made to lessen the environmental impact.
The scandal lessened his chances of winning the election.
Public interest in the event has lessened over time.

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French:réduire, s'atténuer, ...
German:lindern, abnehmen, ...
Italian:ridurre, ridursi, ...
Spanish:reducir, menguar, ...
Portuguese:diminuir, atenuar, ...
Chinese:减轻, 减弱, ...
Japanese:和らげる, 減少する, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית, ...
Russian:уменьшать, снижать, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити, зменшувати, ...
Hindi:कम करना, कम होना, ...
Bengali:কমানো, গুরুত্ব কমে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:reduir, afeblir, ...
Czech:zmenšit, ztratit na významu, ...
Danish:lindre, mindskes, ...
Dutch:verlichten, verkleinen, ...
Greek:μειώνω, υποβαθμίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:csökkenteni, csökken, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយ, ថយចុះ, ...
Korean:줄이다, 줄어들다, ...
Persian:کاهش دادن, کمرنگ شدن, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć, osłabić, ...
Portuguese (BR):diminuir, amenizar, ...
Romanian:a reduce, a scădea, ...
Swedish:lindra, avta, ...
Thai:ลด, ลดลง, ...
Turkish:azaltmak, önemini yitirmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm, suy giảm, ...

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