lessen

Meaning

Verb

1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
2. To become less.

Conj

unless.

Synonyms

decrease

diminish

reduce

abate

lower

shrink

subside

ease

dwindle

shorten

alleviate

curtail

abridge

decline

mitigate

weaken

soften

drop

wane

assuage

moderate

lighten

relieve

contract

slacken

scale down

allay

minify

bring down

fall

minimize

make smaller

cut down

go down

cut

abbreviate

become less

downsize

make small

palliate

sink

understate

depreciate

extenuate

fall off

retrench

relax

attenuate

temper

recede

loosen

bate

be less active

deplete

overcome

pare

prune

pull down

put down

quench

recapitulate

release

remove

roll out

ruin

run down

save

shave

slack

soothe

streak

subtract

summarize

suppress

take

take in

taper

trim

underestimate

want

whittle

wreck

write down

become small

become smaller

be reduced

cry down

derogate from

drain away

grow less

grow worse

make a stroke

make weak

pull to pieces

reduce to

be at peace

be lenient

be less important

reduce in size

get less

abase

make less

abstract

belittle

break

calm

calm down

case

check

clamp down

clip

come down

compress

condense

couch

🛋️

cut back

cut up

damage

debase

debilitate

deescalate

degrade

demean

demolish

deprave

destroy

detract

discredit

dissolve

dock

draw

draw a line

drop off

ease off

ease up

ebb

emancipate

extinguish

humble

humiliate

hurt

impair

lack

let down

let up

liberate

look down

lover

❤️

mellow

mince

missing

mollify

mortify

narrow

outline

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛsən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lessenen

In summary

From Middle English lessenen, lasnen, equivalent to less + -en (verbal suffix).