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Lessened

adjective

Impaired by diminution. Synonyms: diminished, vitiated, weakened.

Decreased in severity; made less harsh.

Lessen

verb

(past & past part. lessened; pres. part. lessening)

Decrease in size, extent, or range. Synonyms: decrease, diminish, fall. "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" , "Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" , "His voice fell to a whisper"

Make smaller. Synonyms: decrease, minify.

Wear off or die down. Synonym: subside.

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"Lessened" Quotes from Famous Books

... power of the firelight lessened. For all the stirring and replenishing, the flickering blaze yielded before the steadily growing twilight, and presently it sulkily abandoned the unequal contest. The dawn ...

— The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum

... time has increased, not lessened, my sorrow. The longer the separation, the harder it is to bear, and I know not from what source consolation is to flow. For a time, however, I had the sympathy of my grandmother to soothe my grief. ...

— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach

... Case with many of the Patients we had; though in some the Worms seemed to have given Rise to the Fever, which the bad State of the Patient's Humours, or the infected Air of Hospitals, determined to be of this Kind. In many, the Fever lessened, or went off entirely, soon after; and they were no more affected with Symptoms of Worms. But some notwithstanding were subject to frequent Sickness, Pain of the Stomach, and Uneasiness in the Bowels, and discharged some Worms from Time ...

— An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany • Donald Monro

... one eye on the sacred charter of our liberties, and the other on the solemn sanction under which I act here, I surrender myself to the dictates of my best judgment (weak enough God knows), and fearlessly pursue the course pointed out by these guides. My regret is certainly greatly lessened by the reflection that there is no difference of opinion with any one on the propriety of executing the treaty with good faith—we differ only as to the manner in which our ...

— The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) • Various

... incurring the displeasure of those who may differ with him in opinion. He is bound to discharge it as well by his obligations to the people who have clothed him with his exalted trust as by his oath of office, which he may not disregard. Nor are the obligations of the President in any degree lessened by the prevalence of views different from his own in one or both Houses of Congress. It is not alone hasty and inconsiderate legislation that he is required to check; but if at any time Congress shall, after apparently full deliberation, resolve on measures which he deems subversive of the Constitution ...

— State of the Union Addresses of James Polk • James Polk

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