Deter and Lessen

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Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: lessening, less

amount	deter amount	lessen amount
bit	deter bit	lessen bit

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