Difference between Lessens and Diminish

LESSENS vs DIMINISH: NOUN

To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor.
To take away; to subtract.
One whose upper diameter is less than the lower.
A scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute.
A board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
A stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors.

To taper, as a column.
To lessen; make or seem to make less or smaller by any means; reduce: opposed to increase and augment: as, to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue by reducing the customs.
To lower in power, importance, or estimation; degrade; belittle; detract from.
To take away; subtract: with from, and applied to the object removed.
In music, to lessen by a semitone, as an interval.
To lessen; become or appear less or smaller; dwindle: as, the prospect of success is diminishing by delay.
Synonyms Dwindle, Contract, etc. (see decrease); to shrink, subside, abate, ebb, fall off.

Dampens, Weakens, Relieves, Eases, Alleviates, Mitigates, Lowers, Minimizes, Diminishes, Reduces, Minify, Fall, Subside, Decrease, Diminish

Wane, Impair, Hamper, Undercut, Hinder, Detract, Dampen, Dilute, Undermine, Weaken, Erode, Fall, Decrease, Belittle, Lessen

Lengthens, Equalizes, Engenders, Counteracts, Cuts, Declines, Commutes, Attenuates, Abates, Streamlines, Decreases, Reduced, Fall, Decrease, Diminish

Impede, Impair, Hamper, Undercut, Hinder, Detract, Dampen, Dilute, Undermine, Weaken, Erode, Fall, Decrease, Belittle, Lessen

Increasing income lessens scarcity, but does not eliminate it.
The convergence of interests between competing undertakings lessens competition.
Ionization enthalpy lessens as the atomic size gets higher.
This information lessens the chance of an airway error!
It also lessens their liability for the dog overall.
Thursday, but partial Friday recovery lessens the sting.
Thou relationship lessens the chances of dehumanizing therapy.
This lessens stress on your knees and hips.
Whether the transfer lessens competition or restrains trade.
This repulsion lessens the attraction the incoming electron feels and so lessens the electron affinity.

UK domestic law or diminish rights of individuals.
It is to obey body and diminish spirit.
To diminish or destruct in a slow fashion.
We expect this concentration to diminish over time.
As all the time speeds can diminish depending.
To diminish that, change your cabin air filter.
Over time, this source of moisture will diminish.
You love them and these outward appearances do NOT diminish your child and they do NOT diminish your love or commitment for your child!
Passage of time may diminish complicity with prior evil acts, though it does not diminish the evil nature of the original act.
They do not diminish the obligations of any employer or diminish workplace safety.