lessen vs die away

die away vs lessen

lessen and die away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lessen	No	No	Yes	No
die away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, die away is a hyponym of lessen; that is, die away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:

lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
die away: become less in amount or intensity

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, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

lessen (verb)	die away (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	become less in amount or intensity
wear off or die down
make become smaller

Difference between lessen and die away

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