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Lessen
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Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to diminish or make less in size, number, or extent;
e.g. This will help lessen both parents' and children's anxiety.
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Abase
Abate
Apologize
Bastardize
Canker
Cheapen
Corrupt
De-escalate
Debase
Debauch
Decline
Decrease
Deflate
Degrade
Demean
Demoralize
Dent
Deplete
Deprave
Deteriorate
Diminish
Downscale
Downsize
Drop
Drop-off
Dwindle
Ease
Ebb
Fall
Knockdown
Letup
Lower
Minify
Moderate
Mummify
Pall
Pervert
Poison
Profane
Prostitute
Rachet
Ratchet
Recede
Reduce
Relent
Remit
Retrench
Shrink
Shrivel
Slowdown
Subside
Subvert
Sugarcoat
Taper
Underprice
Vitiate
Wane
Warp
Whittle
Winnow
Opposite Words
Accelerate
Accentuate
Accrue
Accumulate
Add
Adjoin
Aerate
Aggrandize
Ameliorate
Amend
Amp
Amplify
Annex
Annexation
Appear
Append
Appreciate
Assess
Augment
Balloon
Better
Boom
Boost
Bourgeon
Brew
Broaden
Build
Buildup
Burgeon
Charge
Clarify
Cleanse
Complement
Compound
Consolidate
Deepen
Dignify
Dilate
Distend
Drag out
Elevate
Elongate
Emerge
Emphasize
Enhance
Enlarge
Ennoble
Enrich
Escalate
Exact
Exalt
Expand
Extend
Fine
Follow-up
Gain
Gather
Grow
Harden
Heighten
Help
Honor
Hype
Impend
Impose
Improve
Increase
Inflate
Intensify
Italicize
Lay
Lengthen
Levy
Loom
Magnify
Maximize
Mount
Multiply
Mushroom
Outstretch
Parlay
Perfect
Pickup
Proliferate
Prolong
Protract
Purify
Put
Raise
Redouble
Refine
Remediate
Respect
Restore
Restrengthen
Retouch
Rocket
Skyrocket
Snowball
Sprawl
Spread
Step-up
Stiffen
Stoke
Strengthen
Stress
Stretch
Supersize
Supplement
Surge
Swell
Toughen
Underline
Underscore
Up
Upgrade
Uplift
Wax
Widen
Zoom
Related Words
Abate
Abbreviate
Abridge
Absorb
Alleviate
Atrophy
Attenuate
Befoul
Begrime
Benumb
Blemish
Blunt
Break
Burn
Burnt
Capsule
Cauterize
Cheapen
Circumscribe
Clip
Collapse
Compact
Compress
Condense
Confine
Constrict
Consume
Contaminate
Contract
Crash
Crater
Crop
Crumble
Curtail
Cut
Cutback
Damage
Damp
Dampen
Deaden
Decay
Decline
Deduct
Deface
Defile
Deflate
Degenerate
Deodorize
Deplete
Depreciate
Depress
Descend
Destroy
Deteriorate
Devalue
Devolve
Devour
Dilute
Dip
Disgrace
Dishonor
Dive
Dock
Downgrade
Drain
Drop
Dry
Dull
Ebb
Elide
Evaporate
Excuse
Exhaust
Expend
Extenuate
Fall
Flag
Flaw
Gloze
Harm
Hold-down
Humble
Humiliate
Hurt
Impair
Knockoff
Limit
Lower
Mar
Markdown
Minimize
Moderate
Modify
Modulate
Nick
Nosedive
Numb
Palliate
Pare
Plummet
Plunge
Pollute
Prune
Qualify
Reduce
Regress
Relax
Restrict
Retrench
Retrograde
Rot
Ruin
Sag
Shame
Shorten
Shrink
Sink
Skid
Slacken
Slash
Slip
Spend
Spoil
Squeeze
Stain
Subtract
Syncopate
Taint
Takeoff
Tarnish
Telescope
Thin
Trim
Truncate
Vanish
Weaken
Whitewash
Whittle
Wilt
Wither
Worsen
Wreck
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