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单词 lessen
释义

lessen

[ les-uhn ]
/ ˈlɛs ən /
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verb (used without object)

to become less.

verb (used with object)

to make less; reduce.
Archaic. to represent as less; depreciate; disparage.

Origin of lessen

1300–50; late Middle English lessenen, lasnen (see less, -en1); replacing Middle English lessen

OTHER WORDS FROM lessen

un·less·ened, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lessen

lessen , lesson

Words nearby lessen

Lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps, lesser, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, Lesser Bear
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British Dictionary definitions for lessen

lessen
/ (ˈlɛsən) /

verb

to make or become less
(tr) to make little of
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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