How to Use "lessen" with Example Sentences

1. Any strategies to lessen the hassle become cherished keepsakes .

2. It would lessen resistance to firm action in the us .

3. This did not lessen the enthusiasm of eurosceptics for bashing the document .

4. But better anaesthesia choices can lessen the impact .

5. They have been installed to lessen air resistance and consequently fuel consumption .

Nearby words

subtract decimate thin away deduct out take deplete

bate decrease mitigate relax abate diminish lower slacken moderate ebb

soothe quell underestimate extenuate allay modify temper softpedal ease relieve palliate moderate mollify assuage appease lighten alleviate

reduce constrict narrow condense clip contract abbreviate minify shrink truncate shorten cut curtail short retrench pare abridge

dwindle fade decline away waste attenuate wane decay melt fail languish weaken erode wither shrivel