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lessen — less|en [ˈlesən] v [I and T] to become smaller in size, importance, or value, or make something do this = ↑reduce lessen the risk/chance/possibility etc (of sth) ▪ Exercise lessens the risk of heart disease. lessen the impact/effect/importance… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lessen — verb (I, T) to become smaller in size, importance, or value, or make something do this: Garlic is supposed to lessen the risk of heart disease. | International tensions lessened after the end of the Cold War … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lessen — verb (lessened; lessening) Date: 13th century intransitive verb to shrink in size, number, or degree ; decrease transitive verb 1. to reduce in size, extent, or degree 2. a. archaic to represent as of little value … New Collegiate Dictionary
Zero-energy building — BedZED zero energy housing in the UK A zero energy building, also known as a zero net energy (ZNE) building, Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB), or Net Zero Building, is a popular term to describe a building with zero net energy consumption and zero … Wikipedia
impair — im·pair /im per/ vt 1: to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing impair ed health 2: to diminish the value of (property or property rights); specif: to diminish the value of (legal contractual obligations) to the point that a party loses … Law dictionary
Education of the Blind — • Includes statistics and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Education of the Blind Education of the Blind … Catholic encyclopedia
de|pre´ci|at´ing|ly — de|pre|ci|ate «dih PREE shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to lessen the value or price of: »The government has the power to depreciate currency. 2. Figurative. to speak slightingly of; belittle: »That lazy boy is always depreciating th … Useful english dictionary
de|pre|ci|ate — «dih PREE shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to lessen the value or price of: »The government has the power to depreciate currency. 2. Figurative. to speak slightingly of; belittle: »That lazy boy is always depreciating th … Useful english dictionary
Gold coin — [ thumb|right|A Krugerrand gold coin from South Africa] A gold coin is a flat, disc shaped piece of gold that has been minted and issued by a government or private organization. The first gold coins in history were coined by Egyptian Pharaohs… … Wikipedia
Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… … Wikipedia
