Reduced vs Lessened - What's the difference?
reduced | lessened |
(reduce)
Made smaller or less, resulting from reduction.
Reduced, lowered in price; on sale, at discount price
In cookery, of a sauce etc., made more concentrated.
As verbs the difference between reduced and lessened
is that reduced is (reduce) while lessened is (lessen).As adjectives the difference between reduced and lessened
is that reduced is made smaller or less, resulting from reduction while lessened is having been lessened.reduced
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- chicken served with a reduced red wine sauce.