Elevate
Elevate verb - To fill with great joy.
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
Both words in one sentence
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The first thing you should do with a heavily bleeding wound is elevate the limb, to lessen the blood flow.
Source: Series / The Dead Zone
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Lessen and Elevate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lessen
Elevate & Lessen. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lessen>.
Lessen or Elevate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elevate/lessen.
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