单词 | lessen |
释义 | lessen/ˈlɛs(ə)n![]() verb Make or become less; diminish: [with object]: the years have lessened the gap in age between us [no object]: the warmth of the afternoon lessened...
Synonyms reduce, make less, minimize, make smaller, decrease; allay, assuage, alleviate, attenuate, palliate, ease, dull, deaden, blunt, take the edge off, moderate, mitigate, check, dampen, depress, soften, tone down, dilute, relax, mollify, temper, weaken, tame, erode; narrow, lower, discount; curtail, prune, pare down, truncate informal slash grow less, get less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate, moderate; fade, die down/off, let up, ease off, tail off, drop, drop off/away, fall, dwindle, taper off, peter out, go/come down, shrink, contract; ebb, wane, erode, waste away, flag, attenuate, slacken, lighten, quieten, recede, relent, remit, desist; sink, slump, plummet informal nosedive diminish, lower, reduce, minimize, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle, humble Rhymes |
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