lessen vs remit

remit vs lessen

lessen is not a noun while remit is a noun.

lessen and remit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lessen	No	No	Yes	No
remit	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
remit: diminish or abate

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, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

lessen (noun)	remit (noun)
	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
	the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with

lessen (verb)	remit (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
wear off or die down	diminish or abate
make become smaller	release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
	forgive
	send (money) in payment
	hold back to a later time

Difference between lessen and remit

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