Verb: lessen le-sun
- Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
"The amount of homework lessened towards the end of the semester";
- decrease, diminish, fall, come down, go down, sink, dent
- Make become smaller
"The distance lessened between the two cars";
- decrease, minify
- Wear off or die down
"The pain lessened";
- subside
Sounds like: le
Derived forms: lessens, lessened, lessening
Type of: alter, change, change magnitude, modify, weaken
Encyclopedia: Lessen