Lessen and Scatter

Lessen

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

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

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Scatter

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

Lessen and scatter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Scatter".

Common collocations

time lessen time scatter time
thousands lessen thousands scatter thousands
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