lessened in English
the years have lessened the gap in age between us
Use "lessened" in a sentence
1. Production in heavy industry has also lessened.
2. Ameliorated Referring to lessened signs or symptoms of a disease
3. 9 The pain of parting had lessened over the years.
4. The dressings are usually stopped once the pain is lessened.
5. Ameliorated: Referring to lessened signs or symptoms of a disease.
6. 26 Later on, over time, diesel engines lessened this possibility.
7. This shows that this type of ceramics lessened to the south.
8. I immediately took the recommended medication for a week, and the pain lessened.
9. Synonyms for Curtailed include docked, shortened, reduced, cut, cut back, decreased, diminished, lessened, retrenched and truncated
10. After the New Poor Law of 1834, the parish authorities lessened their role in Bastardy cases
11. Lessened the force of; with breath drawn in or held: She spoke with Bated breath.
12. Once I realized that I wouldn't choose to give up that job, my aggravation lessened considerably.
13. Synonyms for Bated include ebbed, lessened, waned, aBated, moderated, slackened, lapsed, eased, checked and curbed
14. Addition of cephalic-region adenohypophyseal, chorioallantoic grafts to operated embryos lessened the degree of retardation.
15. Synonyms for Alleviated include relieved, abated, allayed, anaesthetized, anesthetized, assuaged, diminished, eased, lessened and lightened
16. Synonyms for Cushioned include softened, deadened, lessened, mitigated, muffled, diminished, stifled, allayed, alleviated and blunted
17. Accordingly, in the marriage of first cousins the chance of the defective characteristic appearing is considerably lessened.
18. Synonyms for Commercialized include degraded, advertised, advertized, cheapened, depreciated, lessened, lowered, marketed, sold and developed as business
19. Only heated debates in the United Nations (of which Syria was an original member) lessened the threat of war.
20. Coalescence II: The Gift Legendary Trinkets 10; Its bloodlust somewhat lessened, your energy friend now desires to learn more about being
21. Exposure of filtrates to two “natural” marine adsorbants, carbonate rock leachings and dried amphipod material, resulted in lessened inhibitory properties. 6.
22. 14 Have these great outlays of money lessened humanity’s load any or at least brought a semblance of security in the world?
23. He waited patiently, Apathetically , till the violence of her grief had worn itself out, and her rush of weeping had lessened to a …
24. As this naturally carbonated water rises closer to the surface, the pressure of overburden is lessened and the ratio of absorbed CO2 to water declines.
25. Lured, enticed: She baited him with a seductive dance.; placed bait on a hook Not to be confused with: Bated – lessened the force of; with breath drawn in
26. Bated here is a contraction of aBated through loss of the unstressed first vowel (a process called aphesis); it means “reduced, lessened, lowered in force”.
27. Definition of Attenuated 1 : lessened or weakened (as in amount, force, or magnitude) "It wasn't that there was less effect, or an Attenuated effect
28. The time that he spent in the pool with our aquatic therapist lessened the seizures he was experiencing and helped him to sleep at night.
29. Boras just wishes that even with the projected revenue losses -- which could be lessened with MLB and the players agreeing to make up part of the …
30. The impact of M. cerebralis in Europe is somewhat lessened because the species is endemic to this region, giving native fish stocks a degree of immunity.
31. Thus, Adamantine weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls, and the armor check penalty of Adamantine armor is lessened by 1 compared to ordinary armor of its type
32. However, also central movement disorders may lead to a sagging of the head or trunk or of both due to a lessened tone of the head and trunk extensors.
33. Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a medical condition in which the heart's ability to pump blood is lessened because its main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is enlarged and weakened
34. A shortcoming of Cartograms is that they do not show differences in the intensity of the phenomena within each territorial unit; this problem is lessened by a further territorial division.
35. So the biological reason for "sex" as a form of just creating children is considerable lessened, as A woman is only fertile for a short period of time per month
36. Baited, which is sometimes seen, is a misspelling, since bated in this sense is a shortened form of abated, the idea being that your breathing is lessened under the influence of extreme suspense
37. The removal of the Amygdala in his brain has lessened his mental capacity and made him completely unable to control his emotional reactions, and he is very prone to violent outbursts at the slightest provocation
38. Welcome to Braunschweig In past centuries Braunschweig (Brunswick) was an important centre of trade and a member of the Hanseatic League; today its significance has lessened but it's still the largest town between Hanover and Berlin.
39. One, it has lessened the pressure on Pakistan in terms of terror; it has allowed that country to raise Kashmir; it has raised the domestic profile of the government; and it has helped internationally.
40. However, results showed more variation, and the effect was shorter lived as a result of lessened peroxidase stability. Three recombinant S. lividans strains expressing the ALip-P3 gene in plasmid pIJ702.LP were also inoculated into soil.
41. Abridgment (countable and uncountable, plural Abridgments) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] Synonyms: diminution, lessening, shortening an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses The state of being abridged or lessened.
42. His description remains remarkably complete and accurate: “Involuntary tremulous motion, with lessened muscular power, in parts not in action and even when supported; with a propensity to bend the trunk forward, and to pass from a walking to a running pace, the senses and intellects being uninjured.”
43. The Counterweight may hence be lessened at pleasure, if the height of the pressing water-column n be increased. A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND MINES ANDREW URE Without this Counterweight, how false would be our final summation of the evidence upon most of the great state trials! THE POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY, VOL.
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