lessen
1. [ verb ] decrease in size, extent, or range
Synonyms: decrease diminish fall
Examples:

"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"

Related terms: increase change_magnitude dwindle decelerate decline shrivel weaken abate drop_off shrink wane taper ease_up depreciate shorten remit thin_out de-escalate boil_down wane vanish shrink decrescendo break break deflate decrease decrease drop decrease
2. [ verb ] make smaller
Synonyms: decrease minify
Examples:

"He decreased his staff"

Related terms: increase change reduce minimize limit abridge shrink diminish turn_down de-escalate pare slack slake reduce mitigate cut decrease
3. [ verb ] wear off or die down
Synonyms: subside
Examples:

"The pain subsided"

Related terms: weaken remission
Similar spelling:   lesson
  lesion
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