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verb (used without object)
1.
to become less.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make less; reduce.
3.
Archaic. to represent as less; depreciate; disparage.
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Lessening
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lessen
"to become less," c.1300, from less (q.v.). Related: Lessened; lessening.
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