Decay and Lessen

Decay

Decay verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years

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Lessen and decay are semantically related in decline topic. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Decay", when it comes to topics like reduction, deteriorate, worsen.

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Lessen

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

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Decay and lessen are semantically related in worsen topic. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

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Common collocations

bit	decay bit	lessen bit
damage	decay damage	lessen damage
pain	decay pain	lessen pain

Both words in one sentence

Shinji and Asuka become increasingly violent, the latter descending into berserker madness during two months Shinji was missing, killing criminals every night to lessen her pain and loss, and Rei turns their apartment into a garbage-filled shrine to decay.

Source: Sanity Slippage

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