to make less severe

Philip T. (United States of America)
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  1. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  2. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  3. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  4. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  5. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  6. minify
    make smaller
  7. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  8. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  9. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  10. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  11. gruntle
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  12. lenify
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Created on Thu Sep 04 20:38:20 EDT 2008

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