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,
relax,
slack,
slacken,
belittle,
diminish.