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alleviate(increase, lessen, aggravate, relieve)
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contract(hurt, reduce, lower)
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abate
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diminish(hurt, reduce, lower)
4
reduce(hurt, lower)
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decrease(noun, hurt, reduce, lower)
3
depress(hurt, reduce, lower)
3
lessen(hurt, reduce, lower)
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abridge(hurt, reduce, lower)
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assuage
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dampen
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lighten
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lower(hurt, reduce, rise, minimize)
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shorten(hurt, reduce, lower)
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soften(upset, rise, extend)
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weaken(hurt, reduce, lower)
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compress(hurt, reduce, lower)
1
curtail(hurt, reduce, lower)
1
demote(hurt, reduce, lower)
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drop(hurt, reduce, lower)
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