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verb /ˈləʊə,ˈloʊɚ/

a) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail of a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.

b) To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.

Syn: shorten, reduce, turn down, cut, die off, drop, fall, fall off, shrink, lessen