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单词 lessen
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Lessen
vverb.changedecrease in size, extent, or range
Synset:decrease diminish fall
Examples:
  • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
  • The cabin pressure fell dramatically
  • her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
  • his voice fell to a whisper
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:diminutiondecreasefall
Hypernyms:change magnitude
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:abateboil downbreakconcentratecontractde-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecoctdecrescendodeflatedepreciatedevaluatedevaluedie awaydrop offdwindledwindle awaydwindle downease offease upflagflygo downlet upreduceremitretardshortenshrinkshrivelshrivel upslackslack offslacken offslowslow downslow uptaperthin outundervaluevanishvaporizewaneweakenwither
Full Troponyms:abateatrophyattenuateblastblurbog downboil downbreakbuy timecatchclogcloudcollapsede-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecrescendodeflatedelaydepreciatedie backdie downdipdropdrop offdulldwindleease upfadeflexloosenmeltmummifyobliteratepallpine awayrefineremitshortenshrinkshrivelslackenslowslumpstallstonewallsubsidetaperthin outtumblevanishwaneweakenwear onwilt
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake smaller
Synset:decrease minify
Examples:
  • He decreased his staff
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:decrease
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:abateabbreviateabridgebelittleboil downbring downcircumscribeconcentrateconfine tocontractcutcut backcut downde-escalatediminishforeshortenlimitlourlowerminimiseminimizemitigateparepare downreducerelaxshortenshrinkslackslack upslackenslakestep downsuppresstrimtrim backtrim downturn downweaken
Full Troponyms:abridgeallowbowdlerizecapclassifyclipcontractcutde-escalatedeflatedepopulatedigestdiminishdisbuddiscountdownsizedrawencapsulateforeshortenhedgehold downimmobilizeinflatelimitlocalizemark downminiaturizeminimizemitigatenumberpalsyparalyzeparepollpursequenchrationrebatereducereefrelieverestrictretrenchshaveshearshortenshrinkslackslakeslashsnipspillstunsubtractsuppresssuppuratesyncopatetabootailtake awaytelescopethinthin outtoptruncateturn down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changewear off or die down
Synset:subside
Examples:
  • The pain subsided
Derivationally Related Form:subsidence
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:subsideweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The water ---s (apply to: subside)
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