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Dwindled vs Lessened - What's the difference?

dwindled | lessened |

As verbs the difference between dwindled and lessened

is that dwindled is past tense of dwindle while lessened is past tense of lessen.

As an adjective lessened is

having been lessened.

dwindled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dwindle)

    • dwindle

    English

    Verb

    (dwindl)
  • To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
  • * 1802 , , translated by T. Paynell,
    • [E]very thing that was improving gradually degenerates and dwindles away to nothing,
  • (figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
    • The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation.'' (''Goldsmith , Vicar, III)
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions, are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.
  • * 1919 ,
    • The larger the empire, the more dwindles the mind of the citizen.
  • * '>citation
  • To lessen; to bring low.
  • * Thomson
    • Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.
  • To break; to disperse.
    • (Clarendon)

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    lessened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lessen)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Having been lessened.

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