Lessen
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- (FIGURATIVE) បន្ថយ, តិចទៅៗ, ធ្វើអោយអន់ជាង
verb — past tense: lessened ; past participle: lessened ; present participle: lessening ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) ចុះអន់ថយ
Example: The pain was already lessening. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become less, decrease) ធ្វើឲ្យអន់ថយ, បង្អង់, បង្អន់ល្បឿន
Example: The sound lessened as we went away, Lessen the costs, Lessen his reputation, Lessening profits.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: lessened ; past participle: lessened ; present participle: lessening ;
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- 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.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) 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.
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- abate, decline, decrease, deduct, degrade, diminish, dwindle, ease, fade, lighten, lower, reduce, shorten, shrink, truncate, wane
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- amplify, enlarge, expand, grow, increase