English-Thai Dictionary

lessen

VI ลดลง  ลด  ต่ำ ลง  น้อยลง  decrease lod-long

 

lessen

VT บรรเทา  แบ่งเบา  คลาย  ban-tao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LESSEN

v.t.les'n. [from less. ] 1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce in bulk, size, quantity, number or amount; to make smaller; as, to lessen a kingdom or its population.
2. To diminish in degree, state of quality; as, awkward manners tend to lessen our respect for men of merit.
3. To degrade; to reduce in dignity.
St. Paul chose to magnify his office, when ill men conspired to lessen it.

 

LESSEN

v.i.les'n. 1. To become less; to shrink; to contract in bulk, quantity, number or amount; to be diminished. The apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them.
2. To become less in degree, quality or intensity; to decrease. The strength of the body, and the vivacity of the temper usually lessen as we advance in age.

 

LESSENED

pp. Made smaller; diminished.

 

LESSENING

ppr. Reducing in bulk, amount or degree; degrading.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LESSEN

Less "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening. ]Etym: [From Less, a. ]

 

Defn: 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. Charity. .. shall lessen his punishment. Calamy.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.

 

LESSEN

LESSEN Less "en, v. i.

 

Defn: 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. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. Atterbury.

 

LESSENER

LESSENER Less "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, lessens. His wife. .. is the lessener of his pain, and the augmenter of his pleasure. J. Rogers (1839 ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lessen

less en |ˈlesən ˈlɛsn | ▶verb make or become less; diminish: [ with obj. ] : the years have lessened the gap in age between us | [ no obj. ] : the warmth of the afternoon lessened.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lessen

less ¦en |ˈlɛs (ə )n | ▶verb make or become less; diminish: [ with obj. ] : the years have lessened the gap in age between us | [ no obj. ] : the warmth of the afternoon lessened.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lessen

lessen verb 1 the new law did little to lessen the stigma: reduce, make less /smaller, minimize, decrease; allay, assuage, alleviate, attenuate, palliate, ease, dull, deaden, blunt, moderate, mitigate, dampen, soften, tone down, dilute, weaken. ANTONYMS increase. 2 the pain began to lessen: grow less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate; fade, die down /off, let up, ease off, tail off, drop (off /away ), fall, dwindle, ebb, wane, recede. ANTONYMS increase. 3 his behavior lessened him in their eyes: diminish, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle. ANTONYMS aggrandize.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lessen

lessen verb 1 exercise lessens the risk of coronary heart disease: reduce, make less, minimize, make smaller, decrease; allay, assuage, alleviate, attenuate, palliate, ease, dull, deaden, blunt, take the edge off, moderate, mitigate, check, dampen, depress, soften, tone down, dilute, relax, mollify, temper, weaken, tame, erode; narrow, lower, discount; curtail, prune, pare down, truncate; informal slash. ANTONYMS increase, magnify. 2 the pain in his chest began to lessen: grow less, get less, grow smaller, decrease, diminish, decline, subside, abate, moderate; fade, die down /off, let up, ease off, tail off, drop, drop off /away, fall, dwindle, taper off, peter out, go /come down, shrink, contract; ebb, wane, erode, waste away, flag, attenuate, slacken, lighten, quieten, recede, relent, remit, desist; sink, slump, plummet; informal nosedive. ANTONYMS increase, grow. 3 his behaviour lessened him in their eyes: diminish, lower, reduce, minimize, degrade, discredit, devalue, belittle, humble. ANTONYMS aggrandize, make more important.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lessen

less en /lés (ə )n / (! lessonと同音 ) →less 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 …を減らす , 縮小させる ▸ lessen the chance of heart attack 心臓発作を起こりにくくする 自動詞 減る , 減少する ; 小さくなる ; 弱まる .～ing 名詞 U 〖a ～〗減少 .