| ease(noun, verb, cover, moderate, diminish) |
| edulcorate |
| exculpate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| excuse(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| hide(noun, verb, cover, ease, moderate) |
| hush up(verb, expression, cover, ease, moderate) |
| icing |
| justify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, abate) |
| lessen(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| lighten(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, cover, ease) |
| mask(noun, verb, cover, ease, moderate) |
| minimize(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| misrepresent(verb, hide, white, doctor, soft-pedal) |
| mitigate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| moderate(verb, adjective, cover, ease, diminish) |
| mull |
| pacify(verb, sweeten) |
| put on a Band-Aid(verb, expression, idiom, cover, ease) |
| qualify(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |