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| bust(restrain, curb, suppress, discipline) | |
| comfort(noun, calm, order, quiet) | |
| concede(yield, surrender, quit, sympathize) | |
| conciliate(calm, quiet, ease, moderate) | |
| contain(calm, order, quiet, arrange) | |
| defuse(pacify, disarm) | |
| desensitize(dull, quiet, diminish, abate) | |
| devaluate(drop, cut, check, decline) | |
| develop(relax, expand, mature) | |
| dim(dull, quiet, moderate, diminish) | |
| discontinue(leave, finish, eliminate) | |
| ease off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm) | |
| ebb(calm, drop, cut, decline) | |
| excuse(noun, stop, cover, reduce) | |
| go(heat, fade, dissolve, thaw) | |
| intermit(stop, release, moderate, decrease) | |
| interrupt(reduce, release, ease, alleviate) | |
| limit(reduce, moderate, temper, lessen) | |
| massage(praise, charm, persuade, deceive) | |
| play down(expression, control, reduce, cool) |
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