lessen

[US]/'les(ə)n/
[UK]/'lɛsn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to make something smaller; to reduce; to decrease
vi. to decrease; to lighten; to become smaller

Example Sentences

To lessen the density of;rarefy.

lessening of close stand

recourse to drugs to lessen pain

Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.

8.To lessen the density of;rarefy.

Eating a good diet significantly lessens the risk of heart disease.

Albion's lessening shore could grieve or glad mine eye.

The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.

Use your seat belt to lessen the danger of injury in an accident.

His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.

Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat.

Taxes reduce the expected return on a risky asset but also lessen its riskiness.

The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city.

To lessen the chances of injury to the gelding, I made sure we were in an area where the ground was soft.

Objective To explore the clinical effect of lessening intravenous transfusion pain by direct puncture vein near half a opisthenar.

The permeability of leaf cytoplasmic membrance and the content of MDA could be reduced, and the degree of cytoplasmic membrance peroxidization could be lessened by silicon.

We bring forward three revisory lessening schemes, directional offering revisory scheme, repurchasing revisory scheme and share discounted revisory scheme.

Real-world Examples

The aftershocks will slowly lessen over time.

Source: VOA Special February 2023 Collection

You make sure it doesn't lessen over time.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Well, I put a cloth over the strings to lessen the noise.

Source: "Leon: The Professional" Original Soundtrack

And after divulging the secret, these problems lessened.

Source: Life Noggin Science Popularization Selection (Bilingual)

The vigor of a person's body lessens as he grows old.

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He has been gored twice, in 2014 and 2017, but that has not lessened his interest.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

The mix might lessen the smoky flavor.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

But these difficulties have not lessened Warkha's belief in the importance of technology for activism.

Source: VOA Special English: World

I hope corruption will be removed or lessened.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

I know in my bones that these sentiments lessen the pain of grief and increase its grace.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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