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Lessen is a verb that means to make or become less; diminish; decrease; reduce; or mitigate. Example sentence: If you want to lessen the pain you can take Advil
Some Tylenol will lessen the pain of a sore shoulder. The doctor prescribed codeine to lessen her discomfort after the surgery. Nothing my son does could lessen the love I have for him. There is no cure for the common cold, but there are medications to lessen its severity.
decrease, lessen
The root word for "bated" is "bate," which means to lessen or moderate.
Mother kissed the bruise, to lessen the boy's pain.
pain
lessen, lesson
Abate means to lessen something.Abase means to belittle someone or something.
The word reduce is one possibility.
"Lessen" has two (2) syllables.
Margaret took an aspirin because it could lessen the pain she felt from her broken foot.
To subside means to taper off or lessen. The patrons of the bistro hid under tables knowing the shaking of the quake would eventually subside. The pain in his jaw began to subside a few hours after the tooth extraction.