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take the edge off
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Reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
To make or become less sharp
To take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
To hasten or facilitate the progress of
To steal the limelight from
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Verb
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Reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
allay
alleviate
assuage
decrease
diminish
ease
lessen
reduce
relieve
soothe
calm
cushion
dull
lull
mitigate
moderate
mollify
palliate
soften
temper
abate
blunt
deaden
lenify
tone down
lighten
quell
weaken
subdue
cool
attenuate
lower
check
dampen
pacify
still
appease
placate
take the sting out
damp
stifle
dilute
suppress
quiet
relax
quieten
curb
restrain
smother
compose
tranquilize
US
tranquillise
UK
muffle
ebb
ease off
de-escalate
cut
slake
curtail
quench
depress
settle
mute
gentle
take the bite out
cool off
put a damper on
soft-pedal
sate
minimize
US
dwindle
wane
subside
help
control
slacken
modify
wind down
minimise
UK
damp down
satisfy
shrink
extenuate
thin
repress
impair
erode
qualify
calm down
taper off
settle down
conciliate
tail off
peter out
taper
benumb
undermine
contract
satiate
numb
degrade
deflate
fall
cut back
contain
smooth
tame
roll back
propitiate
get rid of
balm
drop off
let up
die down
pour oil on
water down
dulcify
sweeten
put the lid on
disarm
quash
slow down
gratify
remit
decline
depreciate
sap
overcome
mellow
steady
fade
devaluate
drop
modulate
cripple
cut down
dissipate
decrement
relent
cauterize
US
stabilize
US
extinguish
squelch
absorb
hush
smooth over
silence
die away
dent
stabilise
UK
minify
pour cold water on
anesthetize
US
content
cauterise
UK
indulge to the full
defuse
die out
destroy
put an end to
ratchet down
break
make less intense
clip
salve
dampen down
throw cold water on
buffer
keep in check
put a lid on
put damper on
smooth down
becalm
fade away
phase down
fully satisfy
ameliorate
take the sting out of
desensitize
US
resolve
reduce the effect of
address
improve
excuse
reduce the force of
commute
temperate
hebetate
desensitise
UK
obtund
disempower
diffuse
make weaker
untrouble
comfort
unburden
heal
lullaby
downsize
abase
wear away
wear down
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
recede
take the bite out of
adjust
make reasonable
mask
kill
anaesthetize
UK
neutralize
US
take the heat off
neutralise
UK
smooth out
clear the air
anaesthetise
UK
let up on
lay off
take pressure off
rein
chill out
pipe down
dispel
pall
bridle
constrain
blur
become smaller
drain
close
plummet
get less
fall away
drop away
nosedive
waste away
go down
grow less
flag
desist
come down
slack up
die off
drain away
grow smaller
banish
inhibit
put to rest
eliminate
cool out
dismiss
drive away
drive off
chase away
staunch
stem
hold in check
make less active
soak up
get under control
harsh
rein in
hold back
buttress
squash
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
indulge
make peace with
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
fix up
butter up
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
stroke
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
grease
clear the air with
make peace
pacificate
refresh
crumble
loose
slack
relaxed
disintegrate
console
disable
enervate
hurt
sap the strength of
crush
damage
shake
put the kibosh on
debilitate
trail
fade out
slack off
become less
trail off
enfeeble
sedate
vitiate
constrict
offset
quieten down
quiet down
adulterate
lace
extend
debase
sophisticate
soften up
thin out
deplete
limit
scale down
dial down
downscale
axe
UK
pare
slash
couch
dry up
trim
run down
ax
US
make cutbacks in
trim down
mark down
whittle down
sink
bring down
cast down
tighten
amortise
UK
take down
restrict
make less
trim back
downgrade
whittle
amortize
US
step down
make smaller
fall off
slump
plunge
melt away
evaporate
disappear
wither
dip
vanish
deteriorate
crash
go downhill
come to an end
dive
droop
tumble
descend
fail
ease up
slacken off
dissolve
degenerate
decay
dim
waste
stop
take a nosedive
fizzle out
wear off
shrivel
die
slow
cease
run low
grow faint
knock down
run out
languish
crater
rachet down
skid
fall steeply
loosen
fall sharply
give out
go away
hit the floor
drop rapidly
go into a tailspin
regress
collapse
sag
bate
slide
wilt
disperse
grow dim
become weak
come to nothing
become weaker
trail away
go through the floor
get smaller
get lower
narrow
rebate
take a dive
come to a halt
release
lose edge
narrow down
lapse
atrophy
melt
terminate
tail away
go
decelerate
decimate
downturn
slope
retrench
finish
pare down
dump
end
cure
clear
succor
US
fall short
take a header
succour
UK
cave in
turn down
break down
become lower
break up
come to a stop
be reduced
level off
shorten
prune
regulate
chill
revise
discount
grow weaker
falter
lose strength
lose intensity
untighten
peter
gutter
disengage
minimalize
retrograde
minish
give way
evanesce
give in
faint
abbreviate
fall through
subjugate
lose ground
slip
be on the way out
drop down
play down
rise above
cut off
choke off
run dry
muddy up
retire
fizzle
unlax
be used up
go downwards
become less intense
devitalize
etiolate
draw to a close
close out
die away or out
die away or down
straiten
pass
gruntle
lose its effect
lose its effectiveness
infrigidate
freeze
freshen
ally
frost
ebb away
scale back
lag
take sting out
patch things up
blow over
emaciate
tire
subvert
relapse
wither away
be gone
totter
withdraw
devalue
clear up
be no more
lose
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
cool it
phase out
make narrower
wreck
prostrate
ruin
thin down
drag
backslide
cheapen
buckle
treat
wizen
flop
sink into oblivion
be forgotten
disappear slowly
pass away
bow out
become listless
feel weak
lose energy
feel faint
nurse
make less strict
make less formal
ease up on
get narrower
become narrower
lose value
attend
weather
fold up
decrease in value
decline in price
nibble
rot
fret
hit the dirt
tip over
eat away
rob from
remedy
nourish
doctor
be precipitated
brighten
scatter
bite
counteract
pale
punctuate
vary
solace
rehabilitate
make better
liss
interrupt
lose significance
decrease in importance
pale into insignificance
prevent
aid
assist
chip away at
eat away at
do a number on
take its toll
bite at
gnaw away at
bring respite to
lose lustre
grow dull
bring an end to
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
take load off
become less dense
become less in number
become less numerous
clear out
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“I would always have two pints after a round to
take the edge off
and relax.”
Verb
▲
To make or become less sharp
blunt
dull
make blunt
make dull
make less sharp
reduce the sharpness of
Verb
▲
To take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
spoil
cast a shadow over
cast a pall over
take the shine off
put a damper on
take the enjoyment out of
take the pleasure out of
mess up
be a blot on the landscape
blight
darken
take the fun out of
overshadow
cloud
envelop in gloom
mar
Verb
▲
To hasten or facilitate the progress of
smooth
ease
facilitate
aid
assist
accelerate
advance
expedite
fast-track
forward
grease
help
lubricate
oil
unclog
loosen up
clear the way for
help along
make easy
make peace
open the door for
pave the way for
smooth the way for
make easier
oil the wheels of
iron out the difficulties of
take the sting out
pave the way
further
promote
speed
make possible
speed up
spur
enable
drive
smooth the path of
simplify
precipitate
assist the progress of
run interference for
impel
stimulate
hasten
rush
hurry
push
encourage
motivate
inspire
make smoother
open doors
make smooth
quicken
grease the wheels
hand-carry
walk through
set the stage
speedy
improve
boost
fast track
push through
give a push to
give a boost to
reduce the difficulty of
open the door to
lessen the labour of
grease wheels
oil the wheels for
clear a path for
support
foster
back
favour
UK
favor
US
abet
nurture
serve
contribute to
succour
UK
succor
US
step up
benefit
champion
sustain
spur on
give a lift
give a boost
lend a hand to
cultivate
incubate
nourish
oblige
accommodate
develop
do someone a favour
be of service to
hurry up
endorse
press
nurse
dispatch
plug
prop up
back up
work for
go with
bail out
lend a hand
take care of
give a leg up
give backing to
crank up
espouse
strengthen
cooperate
relieve
foment
work with
sponsor
backstop
second
urge
give assistance to
cooperate with
attend
attend to
collaborate with
progress
wait on
stump
hype
reinforce
be of use to
thump
puff
uphold
patronize
US
patronise
UK
jack up
hike up
do someone a service
pitch in with
bail someone out
muck in with
ride shotgun
help out
do for
open doors for
root for
be a factor in
lend support to
get stuck in with
stand up for
give a hand
fire up
make a pitch for
give a leg up to
put on the map
go to bat for
be a tower of strength to
make faster
lend a helping hand to
get someone out of a tight spot
go down the line for
urge on
be advantageous to
do a kindness to
be to the advantage of
meet the needs of
pursue
court
establish
stoke
escalate
ready
teach
instruct
give a lift to
advocate
fund
finance
assist in
help with
arouse
invigorate
US
bolster
invest in
subsidize
US
bankroll
rev up
hurry along
sanction
propel
envigorate
UK
make for
dash off
enrich
make short work of
shoot through
achieve quickly
accomplish quickly
finish quickly
feed
subsidise
UK
proselytize
US
perk up
give a donation to
give money to
proselytise
UK
give a shot in the arm to
extend
ballyhoo
broaden
generate
engender
propagate
expand
contribute
spread
be conducive to
conduce to
speak for
whisk
goad
bundle
gee up
push forward
hurry on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To steal the limelight from
overshadow
minimise
UK
minimize
US
reduce
detract from
put a damper on
take the pleasure out of
steal spotlight
take precedence
take precedence over
take the pleasure
render insignificant by comparison
steal the limelight from
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