lessen 音标拼音: [l'ɛsən]
vt . 减少,缩小,减轻
vi . 变小
减少,缩小,减轻变小
lessen v 1 :
decrease in size ,
extent ,
or range ; "
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 " [
synonym :
{
decrease }, {
diminish }, {
lessen }, {
fall }] [
ant : {
increase }]
2 :
make smaller ; "
He decreased his staff " [
synonym : {
decrease },
{
lessen }, {
minify }] [
ant : {
increase }]
3 :
wear off or die down ; "
The pain subsided " [
synonym : {
subside },
{
lessen }]
Lessen \
Less "
en \ (
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n ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Lessened }
(-'
nd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Lessening }.] [
From {
Less },
a .]
To make less ;
to reduce ;
to make smaller ,
or fewer ;
to diminish ;
to lower ;
to degrade ;
as ,
to lessen a kingdom ,
or a population ;
to lessen speed ,
rank ,
fortune .
[
1913 Webster ]
Charity . . .
shall lessen his punishment . --
Calamy .
[
1913 Webster ]
St .
Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it . --
Atterbury .
Syn :
To diminish ;
reduce ;
abate ;
decrease ;
lower ;
impair ;
weaken ;
degrade .
[
1913 Webster ]
Lessen \
Less "
en \,
v .
i .
To become less ;
to shrink ;
to contract ;
to decrease ;
to be diminished ;
as ,
the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them ;
his care ,
or his wealth ,
lessened .
[
1913 Webster ]
The objection lessens much ,
and comes to no more than this :
there was one witness of no good reputation .
--
Atterbury .
[
1913 Webster ]
161 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lessen ":
abate ,
ablate ,
abrade ,
abridge ,
abstract ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
allow for ,
amputate ,
anesthetize ,
appease ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
bank the fire ,
bate ,
be eaten away ,
benumb ,
blunt ,
chasten ,
clip ,
close ,
color ,
compress ,
constrain ,
consume ,
consume away ,
control ,
corrode ,
crop ,
crumble ,
curtail ,
cushion ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
decline ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
deliquesce ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
derogate ,
detract ,
die away ,
diminish ,
disparage ,
dive ,
downgrade ,
downplay ,
drain ,
drop ,
drop off ,
dull ,
dwindle ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
eat away ,
ebb ,
erode ,
extenuate ,
extract ,
fall ,
fall away ,
fall off ,
file away ,
foment ,
give relief ,
gloss over ,
ignore ,
impair ,
keep within bounds ,
languish ,
lay ,
leach ,
lenify ,
let up ,
lighten ,
lower ,
lull ,
make allowance for ,
melt away ,
mince ,
minify ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
mollify ,
numb ,
obtund ,
pad ,
palliate ,
pare ,
play down ,
plummet ,
plunge ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
purify ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
refine ,
relieve ,
remove ,
restrain ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
rub away ,
run low ,
sag ,
salve ,
scale down ,
shorten ,
shrink ,
simplify ,
sink ,
slacken ,
slake ,
slow down ,
slur over ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
soothe ,
step down ,
stifle ,
stupe ,
subduct ,
subdue ,
subside ,
subtract ,
suppress ,
tail off ,
take away ,
take from ,
tame ,
temper ,
thin ,
thin out ,
tone down ,
truncate ,
tune down ,
underplay ,
varnish ,
wane ,
waste ,
waste away ,
weaken ,
wear ,
wear away ,
weed ,
whitewash ,
withdraw
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