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lessen

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lessen/ˈlesn/

▶verb make or become less.

'lessen' also found in these Oxford entries:

break - buffer - diminish - diminutive - extenuate - feather - meiosis - roll - save - sea anchor - taper - wane

Forum discussions with the word(s) "lessen" in the title:

Blow over/Defuse/Ease off/Lessen?
lessen and of phrase
lessen you had a particular notion
Lessen you is set on the M and P
Lessen your voice?
Restrict: link or lessen?
to lessen expences [expenses]
To Lessen??

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