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To attempt to persuade without being obvious about it, by understating a position so the listener takes the good points as obvious

To diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

To keep secret or cover the truth of

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Verb

To attempt to persuade without being obvious about it, by understating a position so the listener takes the good points as obvious

make nothing of

set little store by

set no store by

put on the soft pedal

attach little importance to

give a lower profile

give little weight to

think nothing of

brush something under the carpet

do an injustice to

not do justice to

take for granted

think too little of

take down a peg

treat as unimportant

hold in contempt

think little of

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

drag through the mud

take a swipe at

do a hatchet job on

shoot full of holes

cut down to size

cast aspersions on

cut to the quick

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“It would do nothing about climate change and would embrace but soft-pedal and rebrand social conservatism.”

Verb

To diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of

Verb

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

treat as unimportant

deal rapidly with

take no notice of

turn a blind eye to

take no account of

pay no attention to

look the other way

not take into consideration

close your eyes to

deliberately ignore

turn a deaf ear to

make allowances for

let someone off with

turn a blind eye

let something ride

be oblivious to

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

send to Coventry

leave out of account

turn a deaf ear

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

turn your back on

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

deal leniently with

make allowance for

forgive and forget

let something slide

grin and bear it

let bygones be bygones

turn blind eye to

roll with punches

swim with the tide

wipe slate clean

pay no attention

leave well enough alone

leave something undone

put out of your mind

give something a miss

think no more of

leave somebody to himself or herself

get off someone's back

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

treat with contempt

fail to look after

be remiss about

pay little attention to

give the cold shoulder

leave somebody to his/her own devices

give someone the go-by

refuse to acknowledge

tell someone where to get off

keep at arm's length

have no use for

leave to yourself

take no heed of

pretend not to notice

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

avoid considering

consign to oblivion

give absolution

bury the hatchet

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

ride roughshod over

close your eyes

plead ignorance

get off someone's case

put to one side

shut the door on

close one's mind to

think little of

procrastinate over

stop thinking about

erase from your mind

fail to include

fail to mention

tell someone to get lost

fail to care for

keep your distance

be irresponsible

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

fail to observe

cock a snook at

have no time for

give the cold shoulder to

render needless

fail to anticipate

fail to take account of

give the bum's rush

throw out on your ear

knock something on the head

keep at a distance

put in one's place

set no store by

take for granted

not do justice to

set little store by

think too little of

do an injustice to

express contempt

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

look straight through

underappreciate

hold in contempt

take something for granted

turn up one's nose at

leave out in the cold

hold up to scorn

fail to remember

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Verb

To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

take the bite out

take the sting out

take a nosedive

go into a tailspin

come to nothing

go through the floor

incline downwards

be on the way out

make less active

draw to a close

become less intense

lose its effectiveness

lose its effect

die away or out

die away or down

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

become narrower

be on one's deathbed

be giving up the ghost

be slipping away

be about to die

be on your last legs

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

be approaching death

decrease in value

decline in price

pale into insignificance

lose significance

decrease in importance

be precipitated

become less dense

become less numerous

become less in number

take a turn for the worse

go down the toilet

become debilitated

go down the tubes

go to rack and ruin

come apart at seams

wear to a frazzle

go into a decline

become dilapidated

be the worse for wear

suffer a relapse

fall apart at the seams

become emaciated

make something worse

become shrunken

go from bad to worse

become enfeebled

fall into decay

go into decline

drain of energy

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be shown to disadvantage

fall into disrepair

hit rock bottom

come apart at the seams

be worse for wear

become marcescent

get worse again

catch something

turn the clock back

smash to smithereens

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Verb

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

tranquillize^UK

make peace with

impose peace upon

restore harmony to

bury the hatchet

clear the air with

smooth someone's ruffled feathers

kiss and make up

take the edge off

take the sting out

take the bite out

make less intense

put a damper on

take the bite out of

take the sting out of

make reasonable

keep under control

pour oil on troubled waters

anaesthetize^UK

bring comfort to

tranquillise^UK

come to terms with

patch things up

render insensible

make less sensitive

administer opiates to

administer narcotics to

administer drugs to

put under sedation

give a sedative to

make more appealing

demilitarise^UK

demilitarize^US

make less uptight

make less tense

give condolences to

commiserate with

make one feel at ease

give sympathy to

sympathize with

reduce the force of

give respite to

administer a tranquillizer to

administer a sedative to

settle something's nerves

settle one's nerves

undermine someone's resistance

win the affection of

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Verb

To keep secret or cover the truth of

keep quiet about

be dishonest about

draw a veil over

put up a smoke screen

put on a false front

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

hide one's feelings

pull a veil over

make a pretense

present a false face

present a false front

go through the motions

give the appearance of

make a pretence of

go through the motions of

lay it on thick

profess to have

pretend to have

put up a front of

assume the role

be hypocritical

pass oneself off as

give appearance of

put on a false display

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Noun

Piano pedal

sustaining pedal

una corda pedal

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