v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens. v.tr.
- To make less; reduce.
- Archaic. To make little of; belittle.
To become less; decrease. See synonyms at decrease.
[Middle English lessen, lessenen, from lesse, less. See less.]
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Definition: lower, reduce
Antonyms: enlarge, extend, grow, increase, raise, strengthen
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
— Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "lessen" which means to make or become smaller, is "lesson" which is something learned.
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mindske, nedsætte, forklejne, gøre noget mindre end det er, undervurdere
v. intr. - aftage, blive mindre
Nederlands (Dutch)
verminderen, verkleinen, minder worden, afnemen
Français (French)
v. tr. - diminuer, réduire, atténuer
v. intr. - diminuer
Deutsch (German)
v. - abnehmen, nachlassen, (sich) vermindern
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελαττώνω/-ομαι, λιγοστεύω, μειώνω/-ομαι, μικραίνω
Italiano (Italian)
decrescere, diminuire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - diminuir
Русский (Russian)
уменьшать, недооценивать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disminuir, aminorar, reducir
v. intr. - disminuirse, reducirse, menguar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förminska, reducera, förringa, nedvärdera, undervärdera, minskas, bli mindre, avta, börja försvinna
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
减少, 减轻, 缩小, 变小, 变少
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減少, 減輕, 縮小
v. intr. - 變小, 變少, 減輕
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 적게 만들다, ~이 줄다
v. intr. - 적어지다, 줄다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 少なくする, 小さくする
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يقلل, يخفف
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הפחית, המעיט, החליש
v. intr. - פחת, התמעט, נחלש
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