Amend
Amend verb - To make better.
Usage example: trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies
Lessen
Lessen verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Usage example: blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters
Common collocations
| damage | amend damage | lessen damage |
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Lessen and Amend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/lessen
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