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less·en
 lessen
- pronunciation:
- le
s
 n
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lessened, lessening, lessens |
| definition: |
to become or make smaller in amount or size.
The wind lessened as the storm ended.- synonyms:
- abate, decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, subside
- antonyms:
- increase
- similar words:
- abridge, cool, decline, dwindle, ebb, fall, let up, lighten, minimize, moderate, shrink, wane
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| related words: |
break, deaden, detract, diminish, impair, modify, narrow, pare, quiet, recede, sink, soothe, still, take, weaken |
Are you looking for the word lesson? Lessen and lesson sound alike but have different meanings.
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