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lessen
(encz) | lessen,snížit v: joe@hw.cz |
lessen
(encz) | lessen,zmenšit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Lessen
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] [From Less, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
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Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
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St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
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Lessen
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.
To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be
diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as
we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
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The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
--Atterbury.
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lessen
(wn) | lessen
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework
decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin
pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a
hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease,
lessen, minify] [ant: increase]
3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside,
lessen] |
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lessened
(encz) | lessened, adj: |
lessening
(encz) | lessening,zmenšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
lessens
(encz) | lessens,snižuje v: Zdeněk Brožlessens,zmenšuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
diminished lessened
(gcide) | decreased \decreased\ adj.
made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
increased. [Narrower terms: {attenuate, attenuated, faded,
weakened}; belittled, diminished, small; cut, cut-rate;
diminished, lessened; minimized; remittent;
attenuated]
Syn: reduced.
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Lessen
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] [From Less, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
[1913 Webster]Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.
To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be
diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as
we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.
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The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than
this: there was one witness of no good reputation.
--Atterbury.
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Lessened
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] [From Less, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
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Lessener
(gcide) | Lessener \Less"en*er\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, lessens.
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His wife . . . is the lessener of his pain, and the
augmenter of his pleasure. --J. Rogers
(1839).
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Lessening
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] [From Less, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
[1913 Webster]lessening \lessening\ adj.
becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening
distance between us.
[WordNet 1.5]lessening \lessening\ n.
a change downward; a decrease; a reduction.
Syn: decrease, drop-off.
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lessening
(gcide) | Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] [From Less, a.]
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to
diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a
population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
[1913 Webster]lessening \lessening\ adj.
becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening
distance between us.
[WordNet 1.5]lessening \lessening\ n.
a change downward; a decrease; a reduction.
Syn: decrease, drop-off.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lessened
(wn) | lessened
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: diminished, lessened,
vitiated, weakened]
2: decreased in severity; made less harsh |
lessening
(wn) | lessening
n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant:
increase] |
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