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lessen vs relax

relax vs lessen

lessen and relax both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
relax No No Yes No
As verbs, relax is a hyponym of lessen; that is, relax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • relax: make less active or fast
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, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) relax (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
wear off or die down cause to feel relaxed
make become smaller make less taut
become loose or looser or less tight
make less active or fast
become less severe or strict
make less severe or strict
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
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