Even your faults do not lessen my respect for you, and in friendship this is what counts.
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Lessen
//ˈlɛsən//
Synonyms for "lessen" (223 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (67)
Related words (111)
ignoreimpairkeep within boundslanguishlayleachlenifylet uplightenlimitlooselourlullmake allowance formelt awayminceminifyminimizemitigatemoderate
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modifymodulatemollifynarrownumbobtundpadpalepalliateparepeter outplay downplummetplungepoulticepour balm intopour oil onpurifyquietrecedereduce the temperaturerefinerelaxrelieveremoverestrainretrenchroll backrub awayrun lowsagsalvescale downshaveshortensimplifysinkslackenslakeslow downslur oversmoothsmothersobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensoothestemstep downstiflestupesubductsubduesubtractsuppresstail offtake awaytake fromtake the edge offtametapertemperthinthin outtone downtrailtrivializetruncatetune downunderplayvarnishwanewastewaste awaywearwear awayweedwhitewashwithdraw
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Translations
77 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μειόω verb (to make less)
- ἐλασσόω verb (to make less)
Armenian
2 entries- պակասել verb (to become less)
- պակասեցնել verb (to make less)
Bulgarian
4 entries- намалявам verb (to make less)
- намалявам verb (to become less)
- смалявам verb (to make less)
- смалявам се verb (to become less)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 減少 /减少 verb (to make less)
Czech
2 entries- zmenšit verb (to make less)
- zmenšit se verb (to become less)
Dutch
4 entries- afnemen verb (to become less)
- afzwakken verb (to make less)
- korten verb (to make less)
- slinken verb (to become less)
French
4 entries- amoindrir verb (to make less)
- atténuer verb (to make less)
- diminuer verb (to make less)
- réduire verb (to make less)
Hungarian
4 entries- csökken verb (to become less)
- csökkent verb (to make less)
- kisebbedik verb (to become less)
- kisebbít verb (to make less)
Ido
2 entries- diminutar verb (to make less)
- diminutar verb (to become less)
Irish
3 entries- beagaigh verb (to make less)
- laghdaigh verb (to make less)
- laghdaigh verb (to become less)
Latin
2 entries- diminuō verb (to make less)
- minuō verb (to make less)
Māori
4 entries- māhaki verb (to make less)
- māwhe verb (to make less)
- whakaharahara verb (to make less)
- whakaiti verb (to make less)
Norwegian
1 entries- formilde verb (to make less)
Portuguese
4 entries- atenuar verb (to make less)
- diminuir verb (to make less)
- diminuir verb (to become less)
- reduzir verb (to make less)
Quechua
1 entries- hiwiy verb (to make less)
Russian
4 entries- смягча́ть verb (to make less)
- уме́ньшить verb (to make less)
- уме́ньшиться verb (to become less)
- уме́рить verb (to make less)
Spanish
4 entries- aminorar verb (to make less)
- aminorar verb (to become less)
- disminuir verb (to make less)
- disminuir verb (to become less)
Swedish
2 entries- minska verb (to make less)
- minska verb (to become less)
Thai
4 entries- บั่นทอน verb (to make less)
- ผ่อนปรน verb (to make less)
- ลด verb (to make less)
- ลดทอน verb (to make less)
Ukrainian
4 entries- зме́ншити verb (to make less)
- зме́ншитися verb (to become less)
- зме́ншувати verb (to make less)
- зме́ншуватися verb (to become less)
Welsh
1 entries- lleihau verb (to make less)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
She tried to lessen her expenses.
Source: tatoeba (314654)
We had to lessen the impact of the erratic supplies.
Source: tatoeba (797159)
When you are cheerful, books can increase your happiness; when you are sad, books can lessen your sorrow.
Source: tatoeba (1269261)
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