- DictionaryLess·en/ˈles(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become less; diminish: "the years have lessened the gap in age between us" Similar reducemake lessminimizemake smallerdecreaseallayassuagealleviateattenuatepalliateeasedulldeadenblunttake the edge offmoderatemitigatecheckdampendepresssoftentone downdiluterelaxmollifytemperweakentameerodenarrowlowerdiscountcurtailprunepare downtruncateinformal:slashgrow lessget lessgrow smallerdecreasediminishdeclinesubsideabatemoderatefadedie down/offlet upease offtail offdropdrop off/awayfalldwindletaper offpeter outgo/come downshrinkcontractebbwaneerodewaste awayflagattenuateslackenlightenrecederelentremitdesistsinkslumpplummetfall off a cliffquietenquietinformal:nosedivediminishlowerreduceminimizedegradediscreditdevaluebelittlehumbleOpposite increasemagnifyincreasegrowaggrandizemake more important
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- DictionaryLess·en/ˈles(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become less; diminish: "the years have lessened the gap in age between us"
