| mitigate(verb, cover, check, reduce, cool) |
| palliate(verb, dull, cover, clear, check) |
| reduce(verb, dull, check, decline, ease) |
| excuse(noun, verb, cover, clear, maintain) |
| justify(verb, cover, maintain, ease, moderate) |
| diminish(verb, dull, cover, check, reduce) |
| lessen(verb, dull, cover, check, decline) |
| abate(verb, dull, cover, check, decline) |
| attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| qualify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, lessen) |
| soften(verb, dull, cover, check, cool) |
| thin(verb, adjective, increase, reduce, ease) |
| whitewash(verb, cover, show, maintain, ease) |
| allay(verb, dull, cover, check, reduce) |
| alleviate(verb, dull, cover, check, reduce) |
| assuage(verb, dull, cover, check, reduce) |
| downplay(verb, lessen, mitigate) |
| moderate(verb, adjective, dull, cover, check) |
| rationalize(verb, maintain, hide, claim, defend) |
| debilitate(verb, weakness, weaken, incapacitate, enervate) |