lessened
past simple and past participle of
lessen
Meaning of lessened in English
- decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
- lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
- lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join.
- reduceThey've just reduced the price.
- bring downThey are bringing down their prices.
- dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
Examples of lessened
lessened
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This in turn could have made possible some containment of the discontent and given some hope to the people which might have lessened their anger.
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The adoption of neo-liberal economic policies has lessened the importance of central bank independence for fighting inflation.
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We lessened the potential effects of local interference caused by supplementations by sampling squares in which no recent supplementation was carried out.
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Its value has however been considerably lessened by the publisher's disgraceful failure to provide an index.
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The inconvenience to the patient increases with increasing waiting and traveling times and is lessened if an office lab is used.
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This freedom may have resulted in a lessened cognitive load and may have contributed to the superior performance of participants in this group.
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The signs of the effects were the same for uxorilocally married men, although the statistical significance lessened.
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The control of the traditional social organizations lessened.
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In order to feed the soul the intake of bodily food has to be lessened.
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For example, the impact of insecticide must be lessened by invasion and increased by time.
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This should have lessened the impact of the aforementioned publication bias, because significant findings relevant to the other issues could foster publication.
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We believe that these managements will improve the cellular response to profound hypothermia with lessened or arrested perfusion, and will diminish postoperative neurological sequels.
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Both confederations insist that they use their right to strike with success at times, but acknowledge that the market economy has lessened their influence.
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They are more likely to adhere to treatment, and anxiety is lessened.
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They can be lessened and, if we are willing to pay the price, entirely eliminated.
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