Eradicate and Lessen

Eradicate

Eradicate verb - To destroy all traces of.

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

Nearby Words: eradication, eradicating

Lessen

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

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

Nearby Words: lessening, less

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Common collocations

power eradicate power lessen power
influence eradicate influence lessen influence
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