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blunt; take off the edge of; soften; mitigate; alleviate; extenuate; assuage; attenuate; humanize; lighten; mellow; melt; mince; moderate; modify; mollify; palliate; relax; remit; salve; shade; smooth; soothe; subdue; sweeten; tame; temper; gentle; escalate down (конфликт и т. п.); express by a euphemism; take the edge off (что-либо); soften up (чьё-либо сопротивление); soft pedal; soft-pedal; allay; supple; tone down; abate (Attempts by the administration to abate the intensity of controversy were mostly unsuccessful; it continued to consume everyone's attention. goorun) | |||
offset; take the heat out of | |||
tone down (грубую лексику на более благозвучную; The foul language in the original play has been toned down for television. Val_Ships) | |||
cushion | |||
scale back (European Union Could Scale Back Sanctions if Moscow Moves to End Ukraine Crisis. VLZ_58) | |||
commute (наказание – to commute punishment) | |||
ease; water down | |||
mat (My helmet matted the blow – мой шлем смягчил удар U_one) | |||
commute; accord mitigation (ответственность, наказание) | |||
take the edge off something (что-либо); mollify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); nullify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); smooth away; smooth down; smooth out; smooth over; soften up (кого-либо) | |||
downplay (Fitch Ratings expects the Biden administration to downplay tensions over exchange-rate policies with trade partners in Asia, due in part to geopolitical considerations, even though some are on – or at risk of being placed on – the US Treasury's currency manipulator list. • Pelosi seeks to downplay tensions with ‘the Squad' after meeting with Ocasio-Cortez – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to minimize recent tensions over policy and tactics between her and four liberal minority congresswomen known as "the Squad" following a closed-door meeting Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. washingtonpost.com) | |||
season | |||
palatalize | |||
relieve | |||
cushion the impact | |||
intenerate | |||
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relent; mellow; melt; moderate; relax; remit; soften; grow mellow (с годами); alleviate; assuage; become soft; cushion; ease; grow mild; grow milder; grow softer; mollify; soft-pedal; tone down (также перен.); warm (о человеке); abate; become mild (of the weather); soften up | |||
ease off (pf of смягчаться) | |||
chuck a willy | |||
grow mellow | |||
palatalize | |||
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subdued; dilute; under (о голосе, звуке); euphemistic; tempered; toned-down (Another example is fudge, which is nothing more than a toned-down version of the f-word. 4uzhoj); modified; qualified | |||
moderated; mollified | |||
mellow (о цвете) | |||
cushioned | |||
watered down; weakened | |||
palatalized | |||
damped; moderate; subdued (о рельефе); temperate | |||
soft | |||
soft-focus (ssn) | |||
relaxed | |||
euphemious; euphemistical | |||
softened |
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