English search results for: lessen

#1

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. detract (from in speech), disparage
  2. lessen, cause diminishment/detriment
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. bring down (cost/prices)
  2. reduce in force/potency
  3. |lighten, lessen, relieve
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. deduce
  2. deduct/reduce/lessen
  3. describe
  4. divert/draw (water)
  5. draw (sword)
  6. spin
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation

Definitions:

  1. lessen, reduce, diminish, impair, abate
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#5

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. make plain
  2. thin (out)
  3. weaken, lessen, diminish, shrink, reduce in size
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. cut up small
  2. lessen/diminish/reduce (size/number/amount/scope)
  3. make smaller
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. compress/squeeze
  2. congeal/freeze
  3. hold together
  4. make smaller/lessen/contract
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#8

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. make plain
  2. thin (out)
  3. weaken, lessen, diminish, shrink, reduce in size
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#9

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. break up
  2. break/crumble into pieces, shatter
  3. crush, smash, pulverize
  4. lessen
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#10

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. chafe
  2. detract from
  3. grind
  4. impair/lessen/weaken
  5. pound
  6. prune
  7. thresh (grain)
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#11

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation

Definitions:

  1. make thin
  2. reduce, lessen
  3. wear down
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#12

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation

Definitions:

  1. break, break off
  2. lessen, weaken, diminish, dishearten
  3. overcome, crush
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#13

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation

Definitions:

  1. alleviate
  2. lessen
  3. lift up, raise
  4. make light of
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#14

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. break
  2. dash to pieces (L+S)
  3. lessen/diminish (Ecc)
  4. shatter
  5. violate/outrage
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#15

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. break
  2. dash to pieces (L+S)
  3. lessen/diminish (Ecc)
  4. shatter
  5. violate/outrage
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#16

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation

Definitions:

  1. deprive of blossoms
  2. diminish, lessen
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#17

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. (in honor/rank)
  2. lessen, diminish
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)