To grow or cause to grow gradually less

• taper

  1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.
  2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off :
  3. To lessen; diminish

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  1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.
  2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off :
  3. To lessen; diminish

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• tail away

  1. (Intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.

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  1. (Intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish; to tail off.

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• reduce

  1. (Cooking) To boil (a liquid) in order to decrease the volume and concentrate the flavors
  2. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:
  3. To bring into a certain order; systematize

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  1. (Cooking) To boil (a liquid) in order to decrease the volume and concentrate the flavors
  2. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:
  3. To bring into a certain order; systematize

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• rebate

  1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
  2. To lessen; diminish.
  3. (Rare) To reduce; lessen

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  1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
  2. To lessen; diminish.
  3. (Rare) To reduce; lessen

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• peter

  1. To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :
  2. (Informal) To become gradually smaller, weaker, etc. and then cease or disappear

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  1. To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :
  2. (Informal) To become gradually smaller, weaker, etc. and then cease or disappear

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• let up

  1. (Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen

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  1. (Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen

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• ebb

  1. To fall back from the flood stage.
  2. To weaken or lessen; decline

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  1. To fall back from the flood stage.
  2. To weaken or lessen; decline

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• dwindle

  1. (Intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
  2. To cause to dwindle:
  3. (Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.

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  1. (Intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
  2. To cause to dwindle:
  3. (Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.

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• drain

  1. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid:
  2. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.
  3. To receive the waters of

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  1. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid:
  2. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.
  3. To receive the waters of

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• diminish

  1. To cause to taper.
  2. (Music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
  3. (Intransitive) To become smaller.

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  1. To cause to taper.
  2. (Music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
  3. (Intransitive) To become smaller.

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

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• abate

  1. (Law) To become void.
  2. To become less in amount, degree, force, etc.; diminish
  3. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:

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  1. (Law) To become void.
  2. To become less in amount, degree, force, etc.; diminish
  3. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen:

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To make less severe or more bearable

• relieve

  1. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
  2. (Baseball) To serve as a relief pitcher
  3. To ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.)

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  1. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
  2. (Baseball) To serve as a relief pitcher
  3. To ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.)

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• palliate

  1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
  2. To alleviate the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
  3. To lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease

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  1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
  2. To alleviate the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
  3. To lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease

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• mitigate

  1. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  2. To operate or work (against)
  3. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.

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  1. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  2. To operate or work (against)
  3. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.

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• lighten

  1. To cause to flash in or as in lightning
  2. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
  3. To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.

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  1. To cause to flash in or as in lightning
  2. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
  3. To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.

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• ease

  1. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  2. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
  3. To alleviate; assuage:

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  1. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  2. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
  3. To alleviate; assuage:

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• comfort

  1. To give a sense of ease to
  2. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
  3. To ease physically; relieve:

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  1. To give a sense of ease to
  2. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
  3. To ease physically; relieve:

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• assuage

  1. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  2. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  3. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay

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  1. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  2. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  3. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay

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• alleviate

  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:

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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:

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• allay

  1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
  2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
  3. To lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.)

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  1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
  2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
  3. To lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.)

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To grow less

• decline

  1. (Grammar) To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
  2. To cause to slope or bend downward.
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. (Grammar) To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
  2. To cause to slope or bend downward.
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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• dwindle

  1. To become gradually less until little remains.
  2. To cause to dwindle:
  3. (Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.

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  1. To become gradually less until little remains.
  2. To cause to dwindle:
  3. (Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.

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• diminish

  1. (Intransitive) To disappear gradually.
  2. To cause to taper.
  3. (Intransitive) To become smaller.

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  1. (Intransitive) To disappear gradually.
  2. To cause to taper.
  3. (Intransitive) To become smaller.

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

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  1. To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

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To make less

• slack up

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• diminish

  1. (Intransitive) To become smaller.
  2. To cause to taper.
  3. (Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

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  1. (Intransitive) To become smaller.
  2. To cause to taper.
  3. (Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

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• reduce

  1. To bring into a certain order; systematize
  2. (Chemistry) To decrease the valence of an atom by adding electrons.
  3. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:

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  1. To bring into a certain order; systematize
  2. (Chemistry) To decrease the valence of an atom by adding electrons.
  3. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:

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• decrease

  1. To become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.; diminish

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  1. To become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.; diminish

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