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lessened

adjective B2
  1. Having been lessened.
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One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 5 · B2
Miss Bennet’s astonishment was soon lessened by the strong sisterly partiality which made any admiration of Elizabeth appear perfectly natural; and all surprise was shortly lost in other feelings.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 252 · B2

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