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lessen vs confine to

confine to vs lessen

lessen and confine to both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
confine to No No Yes No
As verbs, confine to is a hyponym of lessen; that is, confine to is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • confine to: restrict or confine within limits
Other hyponyms of lessen include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, 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, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) confine to (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range restrict or confine within limits
wear off or die down
make become smaller
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