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English to English verb
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decrease in size, extent, or range |  | Example: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
his voice fell to a whisper
source: wordnet30
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make smaller | | Example: He decreased his staff
source: wordnet30
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wear off or die down | | Example: The pain subsided
source: wordnet30
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To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune. | | source: webster1913
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To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. | | source: webster1913
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