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lessenlessen /ˈlɛsən/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLElessen |
| Present | I, you, we, they | lessen | | he, she, it | lessens | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lessened | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lessened | | he, she, it | has lessened | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lessened | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lessen | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lessened |
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| Present | I | am lessening | | he, she, it | is lessening | | you, we, they | are lessening | | Past | I, he, she, it | was lessening | | you, we, they | were lessening | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lessening | | he, she, it | has been lessening | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lessening | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lessening | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lessening |
THESAURUSto make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price► reducea)to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: The helmet law reduced injuries in motorcycle accidents.b)to make pain, worry, or an unpleasant feeling less than it was before: He takes ibuprofen to reduce his shoulder pain. ► lower (also decrease formal) to reduce a level, limit, or amount: The candidate promised to lower tax rates. The medication will help to decrease your blood pressure. ► cut to reduce something such as prices, costs, jobs, or time: Stores cut prices after Christmas to get rid of excess merchandise. ► cut down/back on something to reduce the amount you eat or drink, or to reduce the number of times you do something: I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar in my diet. ► slash to reduce an amount or price by a large amount: State spending was slashed in an attempt to balance the budget. ► roll back to reduce prices, costs, etc. to a previous level: There’s a proposal to roll back the gas tax. ► minimize to reduce something bad or dangerous to the smallest possible amount: Keep your car locked to minimize the risk of theft. ► lessen to make something bad or dangerous less severe or have less effect: The thick walls lessened the impact of the explosion. ► relieve to make pain less severe or make it stop: Aspirin is effective at relieving headaches. ► ease to reduce pain and make someone feel more comfortable: Massage can ease the pain from tight muscles. ► soothe to reduce pain, or reduce someone’s worry, fear, etc.: The cream will soothe the sunburn. ► alleviate formal to make a problem, bad situation, pain, etc. less bad, severe, or difficult: Sitting in a warm bath may alleviate the discomfort. to become smaller in size, amount, importance, or value, or to make something do this: Exercise lessens the risk of heart disease. By Thursday, smoke in the valley had considerably lessened.► see thesaurus at reduce |