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lessen vs suppress

suppress vs lessen

lessen and suppress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
suppress No No Yes No
As verbs, suppress is a hyponym of lessen; that is, suppress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • suppress: lessen to the point of stopping
Other hyponyms of lessen include 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, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) suppress (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range bring under control by force or authority
wear off or die down lessen to the point of stopping
make become smaller put out of one's consciousness
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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