lessen

verb/ˈlesən/CEFR C1

কমানো, লাঘব করা

Meaning

To make something smaller or less severe.

Example sentences

The medicine lessened the pain.ওষুধটি ব্যথা কমিয়ে দিল।
Nothing lessened her worry.কিছুই তার দুশ্চিন্তা কমাতে পারল না।

A common mistake

This tablet will lesson the pain.→This tablet will lessen the pain.

They sound the same, and lesson is the word everybody already knows. A lesson is taught; pain is lessened.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: mitigate, ease off

Antonyms: increase, worsen

Similar words, and what each means

mitigate
প্রশমিত করা, লাঘব করা
To make something less harmful, serious, or severe.
ease off
কমে আসা, শিথিল হওয়া
To become less severe or to reduce effort gradually.
ease off
কমে আসা, শিথিল হওয়া
To become less severe or to reduce effort gradually.

Other English words for “কমানো, লাঘব করা”

reduce
To make something smaller in size, amount, or number.
lower
To move something down, or to make it less.
turn down
To refuse an offer, or to lower the volume.
cut down
To reduce the amount of something.
reduction
The act of making something smaller or less, or the amount taken off.
mitigate
To make something less harmful, serious, or severe.

Opposite words

increase
বৃদ্ধি করা, বাড়া
To become or make something greater in size or amount.
worsen
খারাপ হওয়া, অবনতি ঘটানো
To become worse, or to make something worse.

Where this word is used

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“lessen” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • নিয়োগ করা, কাজে লাগানো
- • আনন্দিত করা, খুশি করা
- • কমানো, লাঘব করা
- • সুপারিশ করা
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কমানো, লাঘব করা — lessen (verb) — কমানো, লাঘব করা. To make something smaller or less severe.
Which word is closest in meaning to “lessen”?
- • pollinate
- • infuriate
- • mitigate
- • slither
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mitigate — mitigate — প্রশমিত করা, লাঘব করা. To make something less harmful, serious, or severe.

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