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lessen
[ les-uhn ]
verb (used without object)
- to become less.
verb (used with object)
- to make less; reduce.
- Archaic. to represent as less; depreciate; disparage.
lessen
/ ˈ±ôÉ›²õÉ™²Ô /
verb
- to make or become less
- tr to make little of
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ð²õ²õIJԱð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
She and other leaders are also facing questions about whether the city could have done more to lessen the destruction.
Shorter windows have lessened the ability for so-called casual moviegoers — a segment of the audience O’Leary specifically highlighted in his remarks — to walk up to their local theaters and see whatever film is showing.
While the laws have been heralded by environmentalists, their processes have long been considered onerous by developers, and residents and officials have urged their requirements be lessened or waived to expedite fire recovery.
That savagery had already reared up in social media spaces before the pandemic fertilized it, but knowing it was already present doesn’t lessen the shock of experiencing versions of it in face-to-face interactions.
There isn’t much that can be done to lessen the blooms or clean them up; blooms usually last from four to eight weeks, Warner said.
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