| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make less painful; let up on |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, break, brighten, calm, comfort, console, cure, decrease, diminish, divert, dull, ease, free, interrupt, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, palliate, qualify, quiet, relax, salve, slacken, soften, solace, soothe, subdue, take load off one's chest, take load off one's mind, temper, vary |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, injure, pain |