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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | soften |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | abate, alleviate, appease, assuage, attemper, bend, calm, cushion, diminish, ease, emolliate, extenuate, intenerate, lessen, macerate, mash, mellow, melt, mitigate, modify, modulate, mollify, pacify, palliate, qualify, relax, relent, soothe, subdue, temper, tenderize, thaw, tonedown, weaken, yield |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | moderate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To make or become less severe or extreme. |
| Synonyms: | mute, qualify, subdue, tame, temper, tone down |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | pacify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To ease the anger or agitation of. |
| Synonyms: | appease, assuage, calm, conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, placate, propitiate, soothe, sweeten |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | weaken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure. |
| Synonyms: | ease off, relent, slacken, yield |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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