2
palliate
2
reduce(diminish, lower, decrease, lessen, contract)
2
restrain(soften, belittle, minimize)
2
soften(belittle, minimize)
2
subdue
2
tone down(expression, downplay)
2
underrate(verb, soften, belittle, minimize, understate)
1
abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
1
allay
1
alleviate
1
assuage
1
attemper
1
attenuate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
1
bank the fire(expression, idiom)
1
bedwarf
1
blunt
1
chasten
1
cheapen(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
1
constrain
1
control
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