v. |
[1] |
soften up
,
melt
,
affect
,
mollify
,
mellow
,
palliate
,
soothe
,
relax
,
appease
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[2] |
mitigate
,
dampen
,
damp
,
assuage
,
diminish
,
weaken
,
break
,
moderate
,
reduce
,
cushion
,
lessen
,
weaken
,
allay
,
ease
,
lighten
,
abate
,
temper
,
relieve
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[3] |
muffle
,
yield
,
relent
,
deaden
,
damp
,
soft-pedal
,
lower
,
still
,
quiet
,
tone down
,
lessen
,
diminish
,
lighten
,
turn down
,
quell
,
(Mainly Brit) quieten
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[4] |
give in
,
cushion
,
buffer
,
succumb
,
surrender
,
yield
,
agree
,
consent
,
concur
,
assent
,
give way
,
relax
,
ease (up)
,
let up
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[5] |
mince
,
moderate
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