Lessen and Spend

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Lessen

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

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

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Spend

Spend verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

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Lessen and spend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Spend".

Nearby Words: spent, spending, spender, spendable

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experience	lessen experience	spend experience
amount	lessen amount	spend amount
time	lessen time	spend time
bit	lessen bit	spend bit
Other words: thousands, moments.

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