lessen
verb9 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2
to make or become smaller in a way that is important or noticeable
to make or become smaller to a large degree
to make or become smaller to a large degree
to make or become smaller slowly over time
to make or become smaller to a small degree
to contribute to the reduction of something
used when something starts to decrease
to make an effort to reduce something
used when something usually or often decreases in a particular situation