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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Lessening (0.00993 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Lessening.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: lessen
menyurutkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lessening
lessening
n : a change downward;
“there was a decrease in his temperature
as the fever subsided”;
“there was a sharp drop-off in
sales” [syn:
decrease,
drop-off] [ant:
increase]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lessening
Lessen
\Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Lessened
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Lessening.] [From
Less, a.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men
conspired to lessen it. --Atterbury.
Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;
weaken; degrade.
[1913 Webster]
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