lower

1. (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let downExamples: "lower a bucket into a well"; "to lower a sail of a boat"; "1833 (first publication), Alfred Tennyson, A Dream of Fair Women Lower'd softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave."Synonyms: bring downtransitive

2. (transitive) To pull downExamples: "to lower a flag"transitive

3. (transitive) To reduce the height ofExamples: "lower a fence or wall"; "lower a chimney or turret"Synonyms: shortentransitive

4. (transitive) To depress as to directionExamples: "lower the aim of a gun"transitive

5. (transitive) To make less elevatedExamples: "to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes"Synonyms: reducetransitive

6. (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., ofExamples: "lower the temperature"; "lower one's vitality"; "lower distilled liquors"Synonyms: reduce, turn downtransitive