Lessen
91reduce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. diminish, lessen, curtail, lower; allay, alleviate; set (a fracture); demote, abase, subjugate, subdue; diet, slenderize. See decrease, contraction, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less]… …
92taper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. narrow; come to a point; lessen, slacken, slack off, diminish. n. candle, light; pyramid, cone, spire, etc. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. narrow, lessen, thin out, thin down, reduce, whittle …
93decrease — vb Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable. Decrease and lessen are often employed in place of any of the others. Decrease normally retains, even in the transitive,… …
94κατασμικρύνετε — κατασμικρύ̱νετε , κατασμικρύνω lessen aor subj act 2nd pl (epic) κατασμικρύ̱νετε , κατασμικρύνω lessen pres imperat act 2nd pl κατασμικρύ̱νετε , κατασμικρύνω lessen pres ind act 2nd pl κατασμικρύ̱νετε , κατασμικρύνω lessen imperf ind act 2nd pl… …
95μειῶν — μείης masc gen pl μεῑῶν , μεῖον neut gen pl (attic epic doric) μειόω lessen pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) μειόω lessen pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) μειόω lessen pres part act masc nom sg μειόω lessen pres inf act… …
96μινύθουσ' — μινύθουσα , μινύθω lessen pres part act fem nom/voc sg (attic epic doric ionic) μινύθουσι , μινύθω lessen pres part act masc/neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic) μινύθουσι , μινύθω lessen pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic) μινύθουσαι ,… …
97ὀλιγῶν — ὀλιγόω lessen pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) ὀλιγόω lessen pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) ὀλιγόω lessen pres part act masc nom sg ὀλιγόω lessen pres inf act (doric) …
98ὑπομειῶν — ὑπό μειόω lessen pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) ὑπό μειόω lessen pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) ὑπό μειόω lessen pres part act masc nom sg ὑπό μειόω lessen pres inf act (doric) …
99di|min´ish|ing|ly — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf …
100di|min´ish|er — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf …