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taking the edge off
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Verb
Present participle for to reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
Present participle for to quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
Present participle for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
Present participle for to hasten or facilitate the progress of
Present participle for to steal the limelight from
Noun
A (gradual) diminishing or reduction in strength or efficacy
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Verb
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Present participle for to reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
lessening
diminishing
moderating
assuaging
mitigating
reducing
allaying
alleviating
easing
decreasing
dulling
tempering
softening
abating
relieving
soothing
mollifying
deadening
blunting
calming
palliating
lulling
cushioning
lenifying
toning down
lightening
quelling
weakening
subduing
cooling
attenuating
lowering
checking
dampening
pacifying
stilling
placating
taking the sting out
damping
stifling
diluting
appeasing
quieting
suppressing
quietening
curbing
restraining
smothering
relaxing
tranquilizing
US
tranquillising
UK
composing
muffling
ebbing
easing off
de-escalating
settling
cutting
curtailing
depressing
muting
gentling
cooling off
taking the bite out
putting a damper on
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
minimizing
US
dwindling
waning
subsiding
helping
controlling
slackening
modifying
winding down
damping down
minimising
UK
shrinking
extenuating
thinning
repressing
impairing
eroding
qualifying
tapering off
petering out
calming down
conciliating
tailing off
settling down
tapering
benumbing
undermining
contracting
numbing
degrading
deflating
slaking
falling
cutting back
containing
smoothing
taming
quenching
balming
rolling back
propitiating
dulcifying
getting rid of
putting the lid on
watering down
sweetening
dying down
dropping off
letting up
quashing
disarming
slowing down
pouring oil on
sating
remitting
declining
becalming
depreciating
sapping
overcoming
mellowing
steadying
fading
devaluating
dropping
modulating
crippling
cutting down
dissipating
decrementing
relenting
cauterizing
US
axing
stabilizing
US
squelching
clipping
buffering
breaking
ratcheting down
putting damper on
minifying
putting an end to
stabilising
UK
putting a lid on
pouring cold water on
throwing cold water on
destroying
smoothing over
silencing
keeping in check
defusing
denting
absorbing
dying away
cauterising
UK
hushing
making less intense
smoothing down
taking the sting out of
phasing down
salving
dying out
ameliorating
fading away
anesthetizing
US
dampening down
desensitizing
US
resolving
satisfying
addressing
improving
reducing the effect of
lullabying
temperating
comforting
desensitising
UK
obtunding
hebetating
disempowering
making weaker
diffusing
untroubling
unburdening
healing
wearing down
downsizing
abasing
wearing away
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
reducing the force of
doing damage control
commuting
putting out a fire
excusing
fixing
receding
killing
masking
anaesthetizing
UK
making reasonable
taking the bite out of
smoothing out
adjusting
taking the heat off
neutralizing
US
clearing the air
neutralising
UK
taking pressure off
laying off
anaesthetising
UK
letting up on
chilling out
reining
piping down
dispelling
bridling
palling
constraining
banishing
getting less
draining away
desisting
wasting away
going down
blurring
slacking up
plummetting
closing
draining
becoming smaller
dropping away
nosediving
falling away
plummeting
growing smaller
flagging
coming down
growing less
dying off
inhibiting
driving off
cooling out
driving away
putting to rest
eliminating
dismissing
chasing away
making less active
squashing
buttressing
soaking up
staunching
getting under control
holding back
stemming
harshing
reining in
holding in check
lessening the impact of
reducing the impact of
softening the impact of
extinguishing
clearing the air with
deconflicting
fixing up
making peace with
pacificating
imposing peace upon
restoring harmony to
laying back
burying the hatchet
contenting
buttering up
smoothing someone's ruffled feathers
kissing and making up
making peace
stroking
greasing
consoling
disabling
enervating
shaking
sapping the strength of
damaging
hurting
putting the kibosh on
crushing
debilitating
trailing
slacking off
trailing off
becoming less
fading out
enfeebling
sedating
vitiating
offsetting
constricting
quieting down
quietening down
adulterating
lacing
debasing
thinning out
sophisticating
softening up
extending
making dull
making blunt
making less sharp
depleting
limiting
scaling down
dialing down
downscaling
slashing
paring
casting down
whittling
tightening
drying up
couching
amortising
UK
trimming
making less
sinking
stepping down
running down
amortizing
US
making cutbacks in
trimming down
restricting
trimming back
marking down
bringing down
downgrading
whittling down
making smaller
taking down
regulating
stopping
slowing
playing down
knocking down
slackening off
paring down
falling off
governing
holding
measuring
ruling
discounting
keeping
subjugating
decelerating
slacking
rising above
choking off
cutting off
rationing
slumping
plunging
narrowing
pulling in
shortening
easing up
taking it easy
putting the brakes on
turning down
cutting down on
revising
shaving
chillin
chilling
sagging
loosening
taking sting out
patching things up
holding in
unlaxing
mincing
trammelling
trammeling
interning
confining
rounding down
phasing out
gruntling
abridging
truncating
keeping under control
running low
making less painful
going easy
abbreviating
retrenching
shriveling
US
shrivelling
UK
becoming weaker
cooling it
liberalising
UK
liberalizing
US
meeting halfway
cutting back on
making fewer
slimming down
becoming less intense
cheapening
keeping down
going through the floor
going downhill
fizzling out
hitting the floor
coming to an end
easing up on
stinting
avoiding
making less strict
making less formal
conquering
licking
disciplining
undervaluing
going easy on
retarding
brightening
cutting in price
devaluing
lowering in price
delaying
humbling
counteracting
curing
cowing
detaining
hindering
deducting
making cheaper
lowering the price of
underselling
putting on sale
writing down
succouring
UK
punctuating
varying
succoring
US
solacing
reclaiming
busting
lissing
interrupting
handicapping
writing off
disgrading
demeriting
offering at a giveaway price
driving down
subtracting
rendering worthless
reducing the price of
preventing
breaking up
assisting
aiding
getting the better of
impeding
stunting
taking it steady
bringing an end to
bringing aid to
bringing aid
taking a load off
taking load off
making something bearable
bringing respite to
getting a grip on
obstructing
holding up
stalling
setting back
staying
keeping back
lagging
hampering
miring
retardating
embogging
reefing
postponing
loitering
procrastinating
choking
interfering with
bogging down
keeping waiting
losing steam
anchoring it
losing speed
letting down flaps
hitting the brakes
getting in the way of
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“I would always have two pints after a round to
take the edge off
and relax.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
slaking
satisfying
assuaging
sating
lessening
quenching
relieving
reducing
allaying
mitigating
decreasing
moderating
abating
appeasing
relaxing
subduing
slacking
cooling
extinguishing
composing
crumbling
disintegrating
loosing
gratifying
satiating
indulging to the full
indulging
contenting
Verb
▲
Present participle for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
spoiling
casting a shadow over
casting a pall over
taking the shine off
putting a damper on
taking the enjoyment out of
taking the pleasure out of
messing up
overshadowing
marring
taking the fun out of
enveloping in gloom
darkening
clouding
blighting
Verb
▲
Present participle for to hasten or facilitate the progress of
smoothing
easing
facilitating
aiding
assisting
accelerating
advancing
expediting
fast-tracking
forwarding
greasing
helping
lubricating
oiling
unclogging
loosening up
clearing the way for
helping along
making easy
making peace
opening the door for
paving the way for
smoothing the way for
making easier
oiling the wheels of
ironing out the difficulties of
taking the sting out
paving the way
Verb
▲
Present participle for to steal the limelight from
overshadowing
minimising
UK
minimizing
US
reducing
detracting from
putting a damper on
taking the pleasure out of
stealing spotlight
taking precedence
taking precedence over
taking the pleasure
rendering insignificant by comparison
stealing the limelight from
Noun
▲
A (gradual) diminishing or reduction in strength or efficacy
attenuation
reduction
impoverishment
depletion
weakening
enfeeblement
exhaustion
debilitation
devitalization
decrease
dilution
diminution
lessening
rarefication
thinning
fading
weakness
mitigation
tempering
watering down
decline
diminishment
deficiency
degeneration
immiseration
enervation
deterioration
ruination
ruin
erosion
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