Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
LESSENED
diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened
(adjective) impaired by diminution
lessened
(adjective) decreased in severity; made less harsh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lessened
simple past tense and past participle of lessen
Adjective
lessened
Having been lessened.
Anagrams
• needless, seldseen
Source: Wiktionary
LESSEN
Less"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] Etym: [From Less, a. ]
Definition: To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. Atterbury.
Syn.
– To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.
Less"en, v. i.
Definition: To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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