Lessen and Pass

Lessen

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

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

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Lessen and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Common collocations

power lessen power pass power
time lessen time pass time
powers lessen powers pass powers

Both words in one sentence

  • By studying and meditating on their condition, they gain access to Coils of the Dragon, powers that lessen their reliance on blood, allow them to pass as human, or give them a greater resistance to the unpleasant stimuli that often harrow other vampires.
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