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Definition of lessen
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of lessen is as below...
Lessen
(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..
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Retrench
::
Retrench
(v. t.) To
lessen;
to
abridge;
to
curtail;
as, to
retrench
superfluities
or
expenses..
Break
::
Break (v. t.) To
diminish
the force of; to
lessen
the shock of, as a fall or
blow..
Abridge
::
Abridge
(v. t.) To make
shorter;
to
shorten
in
duration;
to
lessen;
to
diminish;
to
curtail;
as, to
abridge
labor;
to
abridge
power or
rights..
Amenuse
::
Amenuse
(v. t.) To
lessen.
Alleviate
::
Alleviate
(v. t.) To
lighten
or
lessen
(physical
or
mental
troubles);
to
mitigate,
or make
easier
to be
endured;
as, to
alleviate
sorrow,
pain, care, etc. ; --
opposed
to
aggravate..
Contract
::
Contract
(n.) To draw
together
or
nearer;
to
reduce
to a less
compass;
to
shorten,
narrow,
or
lessen;
as, to
contract
one's
sphere
of
action..
Derogation
::
Derogation
(n.) The act of
derogating,
partly
repealing,
or
lessening
in
value;
disparagement;
detraction;
depreciation;
--
followed
by of, from, or to..
Deaden
::
Deaden
(a.) To
lessen
the
velocity
or
momentum
of; to
retard;
as, to
deaden
a
ship's
headway..
Elevate
::
Elevate
(v. t.) To
lessen;
to
detract
from; to
disparage.
Lessen
::
Lessen
(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..
Dampen
::
Dampen
(v. t.) To
depress;
to
check;
to make dull; to
lessen.
Depreciate
::
Depreciate
(v. t.) To
lessen
in price or
estimated
value;
to lower the worth of; to
represent
as of
little
value or claim to
esteem;
to
undervalue.
Palliate
::
Palliate
(v. t.) To
reduce
in
violence;
to
lessen
or
abate;
to
mitigate;
to ease
withhout
curing;
as, to
palliate
a
disease..
Minify
::
Minify
(v. t.) To make
small,
or
smaller;
to
diminish
the
apparent
dimensions
of; to
lessen..
Extenuate
::
Extenuate
(v. t.) To make thin or
slender;
to draw out so as to
lessen
the
thickness.
Depreciation
::
Depreciation
(n.) The act of
lessening,
or
seeking
to
lessen,
price,
value,
or
reputation..
Commute
::
Commute
(v. t.) To
exchange;
to put or
substitute
something
else in place of, as a
smaller
penalty,
obligation,
or
payment,
for a
greater,
or a
single
thing for an
aggregate;
hence,
to
lessen;
to
diminish;
as, to
commute
a
sentence
of death to one of
imprisonment
for life; to
commute
tithes;
to
commute
charges
for
fares..
Detraction
::
Detraction
(n.) The act of
taking
away from the
reputation
or good name of
another;
a
lessening
or
cheapening
in the
estimation
of
others;
the act of
depreciating
another,
from envy or
malice;
calumny..
Diminution
::
Diminution
(n.) The act of
lessening
dignity
or
consideration,
or the state of being
deprived
of
dignity;
a
lowering
in
estimation;
degradation;
abasement..
Abridgment
::
Abridgment
(n.) The act of
abridging,
or the state of being
abridged;
diminution;
lessening;
reduction
or
deprivation;
as, an
abridgment
of
pleasures
or of
expenses..
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