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enfeeble(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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give(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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knead(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
mash(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
mellow(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
melt(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
mitigate(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
modify(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
moisten(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
mollify(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
palliate(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
qualify(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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quell(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
relax(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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relent(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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soothe(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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still(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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temper(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
tenderise(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
5
tenderize(verb, lessening, softening, minimizing)
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