Sekirov Dictionary

lessen

/ˈlɛsən/

verb 2
conjunction 1
forms 5

verb2

•
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
- December 6, 1709, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the sons of the clergy at their anniversary-meeting in the Church of St. Paul St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
To become less.

conjunction1

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(dialect, nonstandard) unless.
- She was fine-looking; he couldn't find a fault with her 'lessen he made it up. — 2011

forms

lessened · lessening · lesseneth · lessens · lessenest

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