Assign and Lessen

Assign

Assign verb - To give a task, duty, or responsibility to.

Lessen and assign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Assign".

Lessen

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Assign and lessen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assign" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Common collocations

control assign control lessen control
time assign time lessen time
damage assign damage lessen damage
penalties assign penalties lessen penalties
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