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Lessen word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "lessen" word

[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 fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
[verb] wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
[verb] make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
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\Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.] 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. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury. Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.
\Less"en\, v. i. 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. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. --Atterbury.

Synonyms for lessen

decrease, diminish, fall, minify, subside

Antonyms: increase

See also: belittle | boil down | break | bring down | de-escalate | decline | decrescendo | depreciate | devaluate | dwindle away | minimise | pare | relax | slacken | thin out | undervalue | vanish | wane | weaken | wither |

Related terms: allow for, attemper, clip, compress, crop, crumble, curtail, deaden the pain, deliquesce, disparage, ease, ease matters, eat away, ebb, erode, give relief, numb, pare, slacken, step down, take from, wear

The fun area, different aproach to word »lessen«

Let's analyse "lessen" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NESSEL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: .-.. . ... ... . -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: lessen: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: lessen: 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
S (2) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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