lessen
/lˈɛsʌn/
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Definitions
Verb
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"
Verb
make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
Verb
wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
More Specific Terms
abate
abbreviate
abridge
belittle
boil down
break
bring down
circumscribe
concentrate
confine
contract
cut
cut back
cut down
decelerate
decline
decoct
decrescendo
de-escalate
deflate
depreciate
devaluate
devalue
die away
diminish
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
remit
retard
shorten
shrink
shrivel
shrivel up
slack
slack off
slack up
slacken
slacken off
slake
slow
slow down
slow up
step down
suppress
taper
thin out
trim
trim back
trim down
turn down
undervalue
vanish
vaporize
wane
weaken
wither