Definition of lessen
English to English 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - make smaller
He decreased his staff.
source: WordNet 3.0 - wear off or die down
The pain subsided.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
source: Webster 1913 - To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog verb - [lesn] Pakaontiin; kulangan; awasán
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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