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lessensverbpresent tense third-person singular of lessen to make smaller in amount, volume, or extentwe lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect abates, decreases, de-escalates, dents, depletes, diminishes, downscales, downsizes, drops, dwindles, eases, knocks down, lowers, reduces compresses, condenses, constricts, contractsabbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, nicks, pares, prunes, retrenches, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittlesdeflates, shrinksminimizesmoderates, modifies, modulates, qualifies aggrandizes, amplifies, augments, boosts, enlarges, escalates, expands, increases, raises blows up, dilates, distends, inflates, swellselongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protractsadds (to), complements, supplementsenhances, heightens, intensifiesredoubles to grow less in scope or intensity especially graduallythe pain should begin to lessen within minutes of taking the medication abates, declines, decreases, de-escalates, dies (away or down or out), diminishes, drains (away), drops (off), dwindles, eases, ebbs, falls, falls away, lets up, lowers, moderates, palls, phases down, ratchets (down)also rachets (down), recedes, relents, remits, shrinks, subsides, tapers, tapers off, wanes compresses, condenses, constricts, contractsevaporates, fades (away), fritters (away), gives out, melts (away), peters (out), tails (off), vanishesslackens, slows (down)alleviates, relaxesflags, sinks, weakenscaves (in), collapses, deflates accumulates, balloons, builds, burgeons(also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, grows, increases, intensifies, mounts, mushrooms, picks up, rises, snowballs, soars, swells, waxes appears, emerges, shows upblows up, distends, elongates, lengthens to lower in character, dignity, or qualityblatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters abases, bastardizes, cankers, cheapens, corrupts, debases, debauches, degrades, demeans, demoralizes, depraves, deteriorates, perverts, poisons, profanes, prostitutes, subverts, vitiates, warps befouls, begrimes, contaminates, defiles, dilutes, dirties, pollutes, taints, thins, waters down, weakensdescendsdisgraces, dishonors, humbles, humiliates, shames, takes downblemishes, damages, defaces, destroys, flaws, harms, hurts, impairs, mars, ruins, spoils, stains, tarnishes, wrecksdepreciates, downgrades elevates, ennobles, uplifts dignifies, exalts, honorsameliorates, amends, betters, enhances, enriches, improves, meliorates, perfectsclarifies, cleans, cleanses, purifies, refines, restoresrespects |