| assent |
| benumb(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, weaken) |
| better(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, blank) |
| bust(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline) |
| comfort(noun, verb, calm, order, quiet) |
| concede(verb, yield, surrender, quit, sympathize) |
| conciliate(verb, calm, quiet, ease, moderate) |
| consent |
| contain(verb, calm, order, quiet, arrange) |
| defuse(verb, pacify, disarm) |
| desensitize(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| devaluate(verb, drop, cut, check, decline) |
| develop(verb, relax, expand, mature) |
| dim(verb, dull, quiet, moderate, diminish) |
| disarm(yield, pity) |
| discontinue(verb, leave, finish, eliminate) |
| ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm) |
| ebb(verb, calm, drop, cut, decline) |
| effeminate |
| excuse(noun, verb, stop, cover, reduce) |