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Definition of lessen in English: lessenverbˈlɛs(ə)nˈlɛs(ə)n Make or become less; diminish. （使）变少；缩小 with object the years have lessened the gap in age between us 岁月缩短了我们之间的年龄差距。 no object the warmth of the afternoon lessened 下午降温了。 Example sentencesExamples - This lessens their feelings of isolation and helplessness.
- That makes me feel good, and also lessens my workload.
- The ambulance guys thanked me for being diligent and my anxiety about wasting their time was lessened.
- When she takes an antihistamine the level of nasal fluid lessens.
- In fact, being part of the Greek community lessens the influence of such vices on impressionable young people.
- As their powers wane and their visibility lessens, they are not forgotten.
- An unwavering sense of purpose, or destiny, motivates many impostors, and even exposure rarely lessens this desire.
- None of which lessens their beauty or historical value.
- Whether the posturing turns into something good is a question of whether the culture of pressure on artists lessens.
- That terror is still in force, and the fact that it has faded from the headlines does not mean it has lessened.
- They diminish our humanity and, for that reason, they lessen our capacity for God.
- Keep in mind that once it rains, the crabs and fish will probably move more towards the entrance as the salt content upstream lessens.
- When the conflict is so easily resolved, it lessens the tension and lowers the stakes of the story.
- The grieving process is typically slow, gradually winding along until it eventually lessens.
- Rainwater harvesting also lessens local erosion and flooding caused by impervious cover such as pavement and roof.
- This lessens my anxiety over the prospect that for many years to come I will be slaving away to meet my commitments to the bank.
- Also, some coaches are lessening the fall impact of injuries by scheduling spring practice earlier.
- Inhaling sandalwood oil lessens stress and can stop vomiting.
- Every time a battery is left to go completely flat it lessens its chances of taking full charge again, which is probably why the situation is getting worse.
- In this way it lessens the shock of the fall, enabling it to survive unscathed.
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
RhymesBresson, delicatessen, Essen, lesson Definition of lessen in US English: lessenverbˈles(ə)nˈlɛs(ə)n Make or become less; diminish. （使）变少；缩小 with object the years have lessened the gap in age between us 岁月缩短了我们之间的年龄差距。 no object the warmth of the afternoon lessened 下午降温了。 Example sentencesExamples - Rainwater harvesting also lessens local erosion and flooding caused by impervious cover such as pavement and roof.
- As their powers wane and their visibility lessens, they are not forgotten.
- An unwavering sense of purpose, or destiny, motivates many impostors, and even exposure rarely lessens this desire.
- When she takes an antihistamine the level of nasal fluid lessens.
- Every time a battery is left to go completely flat it lessens its chances of taking full charge again, which is probably why the situation is getting worse.
- This lessens my anxiety over the prospect that for many years to come I will be slaving away to meet my commitments to the bank.
- Inhaling sandalwood oil lessens stress and can stop vomiting.
- Whether the posturing turns into something good is a question of whether the culture of pressure on artists lessens.
- That makes me feel good, and also lessens my workload.
- None of which lessens their beauty or historical value.
- That terror is still in force, and the fact that it has faded from the headlines does not mean it has lessened.
- When the conflict is so easily resolved, it lessens the tension and lowers the stakes of the story.
- This lessens their feelings of isolation and helplessness.
- They diminish our humanity and, for that reason, they lessen our capacity for God.
- Also, some coaches are lessening the fall impact of injuries by scheduling spring practice earlier.
- In fact, being part of the Greek community lessens the influence of such vices on impressionable young people.
- In this way it lessens the shock of the fall, enabling it to survive unscathed.
- Keep in mind that once it rains, the crabs and fish will probably move more towards the entrance as the salt content upstream lessens.
- The ambulance guys thanked me for being diligent and my anxiety about wasting their time was lessened.
- The grieving process is typically slow, gradually winding along until it eventually lessens.
Synonyms reduce, make less, minimize, make smaller, decrease grow less, get less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate, moderate diminish, lower, reduce, minimize, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle, humble
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