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   Less·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

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • L

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   • E

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   • S

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   • S

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   • E

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   • N

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