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lessen vs cut down

cut down vs lessen

lessen and cut down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
cut down No No Yes No
As verbs, cut down is a hyponym of lessen; that is, cut down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • cut 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, bring down, cut, cut back, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) cut down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range cut down on; make a reduction in
wear off or die down intercept (a player)
make become smaller cause to come or go down
cut with a blade or mower
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
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