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lessen vs trim down

trim down vs lessen

lessen and trim down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
trim down No No Yes No
As verbs, trim down is a hyponym of lessen; that is, trim down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • trim down: cut down on; make a reduction in
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, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (verb) trim down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range cut down on; make a reduction in
wear off or die down
make become smaller
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