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lessen vs minimize

minimize vs lessen

lessen and minimize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
minimize No No Yes No
As verbs, minimize is a hyponym of lessen; that is, minimize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • minimize: make small or insignificant
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, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) minimize (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range make small or insignificant
wear off or die down cause to seem less serious; play down
make become smaller represent as less significant or important
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