60 entries under lessen topic. ×

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curtail(verb, cut, decline, increase, reduce)
30
contract(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
29
reduce(verb, close, cut, decline, increase)
29
cut(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt)
16
diminish(verb, cut, reduce, cause, restrain)
15
decrease(noun, verb, close, cut, decline)
9
minimize(verb, cut, diminish, decrease)
8
crop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
8
prune(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
8
shrink(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
7
abate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
5
dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
5
shear(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
4
lower(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, moderate)
4
retrench(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
4
taper(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
3
drain(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
3
minify(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt)
3
recede(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
3
subside(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
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