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lessen vs devalue

devalue vs lessen

lessen and devalue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
devalue No No Yes No
As verbs, devalue is a hyponym of lessen; that is, devalue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • devalue: lose in value
Other hyponyms of lessen include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
lessen (verb) devalue (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lower the value or quality of
wear off or die down lose in value
make become smaller remove the value from; deprive of its value
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