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lessen vs belittle

belittle vs lessen

lessen and belittle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
belittle No No Yes No
As verbs, belittle is a hyponym of lessen; that is, belittle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • belittle: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
Other hyponyms of lessen include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, diminish.
lessen (verb) belittle (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
wear off or die down express a negative opinion of
make become smaller cause to seem less serious; play down
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