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Lessen Common

Lessen has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Conj

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

make smaller

"He decreased his staff"

3

wear off or die down

"The pain subsided"

4

To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

"The new policy was designed to lessen traffic congestion during rush hour."

Conj
1

unless.

"The word "unless" cannot be used as a synonym for "lessen," so no natural example sentence can be created that uses "lessen" to mean "unless." These two words have completely different definitions and grammatical functions; "lessen" is a verb meaning to make something smaller or less intense, while "unless" is a conjunction used to introduce an exception. Therefore, it is impossible to write a single sentence where "lessen" demonstrates the meaning of "unless" because such a usage does not exist in English."

Example Sentences
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" verb
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically" verb
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" verb
"his voice fell to a whisper" verb
"He decreased his staff" verb
"The pain subsided" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
increase
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change magnitude change weaken
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
break shrink taper drop off vanish ease up weaken boil down shrivel abate deflate dwindle remit de-escalate depreciate shorten thin out decline wane decelerate decrescendo suppress mitigate pare limit reduce abridge slake turn down minimize cut slack diminish
Rhyming Words
sen osen isen posen dusen mesen pesen resen wesen eisen musen rosen risen wisen assen fusen owsen elsen olsen basen
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