lessen

🇺🇸 /ˈlesn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlesn/
Frequency
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
verb
R

to make or become smaller, weaker, or less important

Taking medicine can help lessen your pain.

translation

v. to make or become smaller, weaker, or less important

Word Forms

3rd Present lessens
Past lessened
Perfect lessened
Progressive lessening

Synonyms

subvert v. 颠覆 degrade v. 贬低, 降低, 降解 demean v. 贬低自己, 贬低他人 humiliate v. 羞辱 weaken v. 削弱, 使虚弱, 动摇, 变弱, 贬值 damage n. 损害, 伤害, 赔偿金 deteriorate v. 恶化 diminish v. 减弱, 贬低 dilute v. 稀释, 削弱 decrease v. 减少 reduce v. 减少, 浓缩, 减肥, 还原 corrupt adj. 腐败的, 不道德的, 损坏的 poison n. 毒药, 毒害 subside vi. 逐渐减弱, 回落, 下沉

Antonyms

uplift n. 提升, 振奋, 隆升 augment v. 增大 intensify v. 加强 enlarge v. 放大, 放大（照片或文件） elevate v. 提升（职位或等级）, 抬高, 提高, 振奋 expand v. 扩大, 扩张, 详述 raise v. 举起, 扶起, 提高, 筹集资金, 提出话题, 引起, 引发, 抚养, 种植, 解除限制, 呼叫, 复活, 加注, 求幂, 建造, 创建文件 enhance v. 提高 grow v. 变大, 长大, 生长, 变长, 逐渐产生, 逐渐开始, 进步, 发展 improve v. 改善 increase v. 增加 better adj. 更好的, 更合适的, 更熟练的, 病情好转的, 完全康复的 build v. 建造, 创建, 增强

Similar Words

lesson n. 课程, 课, 教训, 经文 lessee n. 承租人 lesser adj. 较小的, 小（用于动物、鸟类或植物种类）