| justify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| lessen(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| lighten(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, cover, ease) |
| mask(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| minimize(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| mitigate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| moderate(verb, cover, ease, diminish, lessen) |
| mollify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| palliate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, abate) |
| prettify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| qualify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| quick fix(verb, expression, cover, ease, moderate) |
| relieve(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| screen(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| soften(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| soothe(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| sugarcoat(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| temper(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| varnish(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |