lessen: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Suffixes of lessen

  • lessened
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    lessened

    • adjective satellite impaired by diminution
      vitiated; diminished; weakened.
    • verb decrease in size, extent, or range
      diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
      • 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
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    lessening

    • noun a change downward
      drop-off; decrease.
      • there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
      • there was a sharp drop-off in sales
    • verb decrease in size, extent, or range
      diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
      • 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
  • lessens
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    lessen

    • verb decrease in size, extent, or range
      diminish; fall; decrease.
      • 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
    • verb make smaller
      minify; decrease.
      • He decreased his staff

About Prefix and Suffix Words

This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lessen`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.

While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lessen`, some are not.

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