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  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  lessen
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  alleviatory, decrescent, denigratory, derogative, derogatory, extenuative, less, palliative, submarginal, subminimal, subnormal, substandard, subtractive
  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  lessen
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  abatement, attenuation, decrescendo, demotion, diminuendo, diminution, extenuation, lessening, mitigation, mollification, palliation, reduction
  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  lessen
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  abate, abbreviate, abridge, adulterate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attenuate, bate, belittle, compress, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, cut down, decrease, degrade, demote, deplete, depreciate, dilute, diminish, disparage, downsize, dwindle, ease, ebb, extenuate, impair, lighten, lower, minify, minimize, mitigate, mollify, narrow, palliate, pare, plummet, recede, reduce, relieve, retrench, shrink, slump, soften, subside, taper off, temper, truncate, wane, weaken, whittle
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  decrease
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To grow or cause to grow gradually less.
Synonyms:  abate, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, let up, peter, rebate, reduce, tail away, taper
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  relieve
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make less severe or more bearable.
Synonyms:  allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lighten, mitigate, palliate

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