lessen vs let up

let up vs lessen

lessen and let up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lessen	No	No	Yes	No
let up	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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