lessen vs wither

wither vs lessen

lessen and wither both are verbs.

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

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

lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
wither: wither, as with a loss of moisture

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, 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, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

lessen (verb)	wither (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	wither, as with a loss of moisture
wear off or die down	lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
make become smaller

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