lessen vs retard

retard vs lessen

lessen is not a noun while retard is a noun.

lessen and retard both are verbs.

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

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

lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
retard: lose velocity; move more slowly

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

lessen (noun)	retard (noun)
	a person of subnormal intelligence

lessen (verb)	retard (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	lose velocity; move more slowly
wear off or die down	cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
make become smaller	slow the growth or development of
	be delayed

Difference between lessen and retard

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