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lessen vs bring down

bring down vs lessen

lessen and bring down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
bring down No No Yes No
As verbs, bring down is a hyponym of lessen; that is, bring down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • bring down: cut down on; make a reduction in
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, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) bring down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range cut down on; make a reduction in
wear off or die down impose something unpleasant
make become smaller cause to be enthusiastic
cause to come to the ground
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause the downfall of; of rulers
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