Drain and Lessen

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Drain

Drain verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: virtually drained the country's natural resources

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Lessen is a synonym for drain in increase topic. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Drain", when it comes to topics like remove liquid.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Lessen

Lessen verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: the pain should begin to lessen within minutes of taking the medication

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Drain is a synonym for lessen in lower topic. Sometimes you can use "Drain" instead a verb "Lessen", if it concerns topics such as increase.

Nearby Words: lessening, less

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Common collocations

experience	drain experience	lessen experience
heat	drain heat	lessen heat
power	drain power	lessen power
amount	drain amount	lessen amount
Other words: time, bit, damage, powers.

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