1
steady(verb, quiet, cool, settle, soothe)
1
sweeten(verb, calm, soothe, repress, appease)
1
take the edge(verb, expression, idiom, calm, quiet)
1
take the edge off(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
1
take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
1
tame(verb, calm, soothe, repress, appease)
1
taper(verb, stop, dull, fall, moderate)
1
taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull)
1
temper(verb, calm, quiet, cool, fall)
1
unlax(verb, stop, dull, fall, diminish)
1
yield(verb, surrender, quit, relax, spare)
0
abscind
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absolve
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act as middle(verb, expression, idiom, soothe, appease)
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affranchise
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allow to go
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allying(verb, soothe, re-collect, downs, sedating)
0
anesthetize
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anesthetized
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anesthetizing
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