Lessen is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for LESSEN in dictionary:

VERB:
• to make or become less
• make or become less; diminish
• make or become smaller or not as much
• 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.
• decrease in size, extent, or range
• wear off or die down
ADJECTIVE:
• 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.

Words related to LESSEN

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Words that contain LESSEN

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How to use LESSEN in a sentence

• It does not lessen the horror of darkness that fear makes use of the imagination for its agencies.
• Neither death nor time could dim the impression, nor lessen his hatred for the dead man who had once been his closest friend.
• That the morals of this lady cannot fail, is a consideration that will lessen the guilt on both sides.
• No loss of social rank could lessen her pride in him, her belief in him.
• There was nothing to be seen of the work which the Moors had engaged to do to lessen the difficulty of the passage.
• This abominable Endeavour to suppress or lessen every thing that is praise-worthy, is as frequent among the Men as the Women.
• At Versailles attempts were made to lessen the conquests of Dupleix, prudence was recommended to him, delay was shown in sending him the troops he demanded.
• The various insignia of the trade did not tend to lessen this, but rather changed disgust into horror.
• At any rate, before they could manage to kill him, she would have sufficient time to lessen her danger.
• I must therefore repeat, that I think the receiving them will not, in the least, lessen the respect of the world, if from any circumstances they would be convenient to you.
• Therefore, to efface or lessen the social distinctions between the sexes would be to reverse the order of development.
• It is an artifice which we wish to see lessen as fast as is safe, and to disappear as soon as is possible.
• Alas! my subsequent misfortunes have failed to lessen the faults I learned through opulence.
• There was nothing in her appearance to lessen the unpleasant impression.
• But those very qualities of the interior which lessen the beauties of the nave increase the grandeur of the transept view.
• This will lessen the number of acres under cultivation, and enable us to bestow more care in plowing and cleaning it.
• As far as experience and logic can prove anything, it is certain that every improvement in environment will lessen crime.
• If by either method it is desired to have the yolk soft-cooked, lessen the time to ten minutes or so, according to the hardness desired.
• Now He would lessen their numbers, but in doing it He will pick out the best.
• They thought that by contracting the sphere of its application they might lessen the malignity of an evil principle.
• So close had he steered to the rock, in order to lessen the danger of his reckless venture, that the privateer just weathered it.
• But another thing is, that the only prospect which would lessen that pain would be the leaving him in your hands.
• You never will be able to lessen this evil until you have votes.
• I would, if I thought that it would lessen your regret, tell you to smile and congratulate me on my departure from the misery you beheld me endure.

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