enlessen

E1N1L1E1S1S1E1N1
UK/ɛnˈlɛsə̆n/

verb

to belittle, to denigrate; to weaken; to lessen.

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Meanings

verbenlessen (third-person singular simple present enlessens, present participle enlessening, simple past and past participle enlessened)

present singular third person enlessens · participle present enlessening · participle past enlessened · past enlessened

  1. archaicto belittle, to denigrate; to weaken; to lessen.
    1 more example

    PLEASE it your highness to be advertised that this present morning came unto prior Thomas unto his cell wherein I am lodged, the emperor’s great ambassador, accompanied with a great many gentlemen of Spayne, and demanded of him how he durst be so bold to take upon him to intermeddle in so great and weighty a matter, the which did not only enlessen and elevate the pope’s authority, but also was noyful and odious to all realms Cristenyd.

    c 1527–1533 (published in 1870): Nicholas Pocock, Records of the Reformation: The Divorce 1527–1533, p330

Origin

En- (an intensifying prefix) + lessen (to reduce, to diminish).

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APA

enlessen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlessen

MLA

“enlessen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlessen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enlessen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enlessen.

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