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Past tense for reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
Past tense for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
Past tense for to hasten or facilitate the progress of
Past tense for to steal the limelight from
Verb
▲
Past tense for reduce the intensity or effect of (something unpleasant or severe)
allayed
alleviated
assuaged
decreased
diminished
eased
lessened
reduced
relieved
soothed
calmed
cushioned
dulled
lulled
mitigated
moderated
mollified
palliated
softened
tempered
abated
blunted
deadened
lenified
toned down
lightened
quelled
weakened
subdued
cooled
attenuated
lowered
checked
dampened
cut
pacified
stilled
put a damper on
appeased
placated
took the sting out
damped
stifled
diluted
relaxed
suppressed
quieted
quietened
curbed
restrained
smothered
composed
tranquilized
US
tranquillised
UK
muffled
ebbed
eased off
de-escalated
slaked
curtailed
quenched
depressed
settled
cut back
muted
gentled
soft-pedalled
took the bite out
let up
cooled off
soft-pedaled
put the lid on
sated
minimized
US
dwindled
waned
subsided
helped
holp
controlled
slackened
modified
wound down
damped down
minimised
UK
satisfied
shrank
shrunk
extenuated
thinned
cut down
repressed
impaired
eroded
qualified
conciliated
tapered off
settled down
petered out
tailed off
calmed down
put an end to
put a lid on
put damper on
tapered
benumbed
undermined
contracted
satiated
numbed
degraded
deflated
fell
felled
contained
smoothed
tamed
rolled back
propitiated
disarmed
slowed down
balmed
watered down
died down
quashed
got rid of
dulcified
poured oil on
dropped off
sweetened
gratified
remitted
declined
depreciated
sapped
overcame
mellowed
steadied
faded
devaluated
dropped
modulated
crippled
dissipated
decremented
relented
relent
cauterized
US
axed
stabilized
US
extinguished
squelched
anesthetized
US
broke
smoothed over
died away
put to rest
faded away
made less intense
put out a fire
hurt
ratcheted down
cauterised
UK
indulged to the full
hushed
stabilised
UK
destroyed
smoothed down
clipt
dented
brake
threw cold water on
becalmed
ameliorated
clipped
cast down
kept in check
salved
silenced
poured cold water on
died out
defused
contented
let up on
phased down
minified
absorbed
buffered
absorpt
offset
took the sting out of
put the kibosh on
dampened down
desensitized
US
resolved
reduced the effect of
addrest
improved
addressed
temperated
hebetated
desensitised
UK
obtunded
disempowered
made weaker
diffused
receded
lullabied
abased
comforted
untroubled
unburdened
wore away
healed
downsized
wore down
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
excused
commuted
reduced the force of
fixed
fixt
did damage control
laid off
took pressure off
lay off
anaesthetised
UK
killed
masked
anaesthetized
UK
cleared the air
smoothed out
made reasonable
took the bite out of
neutralised
UK
took the heat off
neutralized
US
adjusted
dispelled
chilled out
piped down
sapped the strength of
shook
crushed
damaged
reined
banished
palled
indulged
plummeted
went down
became smaller
closed
wasted away
desisted
came down
grew less
drained
died off
nosedived
grew smaller
fell away
drained away
slacked up
dropped away
flagged
blurred
got less
plummetted
eliminated
drove off
drove away
cooled out
dismissed
chased away
bridled
constrained
inhibited
got under control
staunched
harshed
held in check
reined in
squashed
made less active
soaked up
stemmed
buttressed
held back
disintegrated
crumbled
refreshed
slacked
loosed
made peace with
pacificated
fixed up
imposed peace upon
restored harmony to
greased
smoothed someone's ruffled feathers
stroked
buttered up
buried the hatchet
kissed and made up
deconflicted
lay back
made peace
cleared the air with
laid back
lessened the impact of
reduced the impact of
softened the impact of
consoled
disabled
slacked off
trailed
trailed off
became less
faded out
enervated
debilitated
enfeebled
sedated
vitiated
constricted
offsetted
adulterated
quieted down
quietened down
laced
debased
sophisticated
extended
thinned out
softened up
made dull
made less sharp
made blunt
depleted
limited
scaled down
downscaled
dialed down
pared
slashed
marked down
whittled
tightened
made cutbacks in
whittled down
dried up
made less
stepped down
trimmed
sank
brought down
restricted
ran down
trimmed back
trimmed down
took down
downgraded
amortised
UK
couched
amortized
US
made smaller
fallen
shrunken
fallen away
gone down
grown less
taken the edge off
grown smaller
become smaller
taken the sting out
taken the bite out
come down
slumped
plunged
sunken
sunk
disappeared
fell off
fallen off
melted away
dipped
evaporated
withered
deteriorated
vanished
crashed
stopped
slowed
descended
come to an end
dived
tumbled
drooped
decayed
eased up
slackened off
failed
wasted
cut off
degenerated
hit the floor
become less
dissolved
died
dimmed
fizzled out
knocked down
shrivelled
UK
shriveled
US
languished
ceased
run low
holpen
came to an end
gone downhill
went downhill
dove
retarded
run out
regressed
cratered
skidded
sagged
wilted
worn away
loosened
overcome
dropped rapidly
hindered
bated
turned down
decelerated
slid
dispersed
took a nosedive
taken a nosedive
worn down
stayed
come to nothing
lagged
become weaker
worn off
wore off
trailed away
got lower
narrowed
rebated
come to a halt
blocked
ran low
released
narrowed down
lost edge
lapsed
shortened
ran out
devalued
halted
melted
terminated
collapsed
tailed away
subjugated
decimated
regulated
dammed
sloped
retrenched
finished
choked off
atrophied
fell steeply
fallen steeply
pared down
dumped
ended
fallen sharply
fell sharply
set back
cleared
stanched
prevented
rotted
grown faint
grew faint
retrograded
gave out
given out
become weak
went away
gone away
emaciated
caved in
hit the dirt
broke down
become lower
gone into a tailspin
went into a tailspin
come to a stop
phased out
levelled off
hit the brakes
put the brakes on
let down flaps
slidden
gone
went
grew dim
grown dim
came to nothing
became weaker
went through the floor
gone through the floor
chilled
blanketed
revised
taken a dive
took a dive
came to a halt
minished
pruned
guttered
devitalized
untightened
etiolated
faltered
discounted
lost strength
lost intensity
fainted
unlaxed
arrested
retired
minimalized
delayed
molten
molt
US
disengaged
slipped
straitened
allied
frosted
infrigidated
freshened
relapsed
detained
downturned
subverted
tired
tottered
lost
petered
played down
handicapped
dragged
backslid
cheapened
buckled
drug
rose above
risen above
weathered
scattered
muzzled
flopped
ruined
passed
wrecked
prostrated
stunted
impeded
nibbled
fretted
brightened
gotten rid of
bowed out
abbreviated
lost ground
thrown cold water on
counteracted
cured
paled
stalled
held up
obstructed
made narrower
worsened
varied
punctuated
succored
US
succoured
UK
solaced
done damage control
cooled it
became weak
muddied up
lost value
dropped down
bit
protected against
kept it down
decreased the volume
taken a header
took a header
withstood
resisted
opposed
mired
hampered
kept back
interrupted
lissed
liberalised
UK
liberalized
US
run dry
decreased in value
folded up
declined in price
devolved
lost its effectiveness
lost its effect
died away or out
died away or down
ebbed away
paled into insignificance
lost significance
decreased in importance
patched things up
assisted
aided
wizened
tipped over
disimproved
loitered
reefed
embogged
postponed
procrastinated
choked
got narrower
become narrower
became lower
broken down
fizzled
shielded against
defended against
broke up
broken up
came to a stop
brought respite to
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
scaled back
brought to a standstill
lost speed
taken the heat off
reduced punishment
become less dense
brought aid
made less formal
brought an end to
passed away
eased up on
brought aid to
bogged down
lost lustre
become moribund
had one foot in the grave
lost steam
become listless
safeguarded against
felt weak
felt faint
become less in number
disappeared slowly
got smaller
interfered with
kept waiting
gotten smaller
made something bearable
withered away
become less intense
become less numerous
cleared up
made less strict
lost energy
gnawed away at
closed out
gruntled
chipped away at
thinned down
cleared out
taken the bite out of
taken the sting out of
driven away
grown weaker
grew weaker
frozen
froze
backslided
backslidden
fallen through
fell through
blew over
blown over
retardated
ran dry
taken sting out
took sting out
fallen short
fell short
grown weak
grew weak
became narrower
became less intense
became listless
taken pressure off
gone downwards
went downwards
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
anchored it
became moribund
eaten away
ate away
withdrawn
withdrew
took a load off
taken load off
taken a load off
took load off
sunk into oblivion
sank into oblivion
grew dull
grown dull
bitten
became less numerous
became less dense
became less in number
bit at
eaten away at
ate away at
done a number on
taken its toll
took its toll
did a number on
bitten at
more ❯
“I would always have two pints after a round to
take the edge off
and relax.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
cast a shadow over
cast a pall over
took the shine off
put a damper on
took the enjoyment out of
took the pleasure out of
messed up
taken the shine off
taken the edge off
taken the enjoyment out of
taken the pleasure out of
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▲
Past tense for to hasten or facilitate the progress of
smoothed
eased
facilitated
aided
assisted
accelerated
advanced
expedited
fast-tracked
forwarded
greased
helped
holp
lubricated
oiled
unclogged
loosened up
cleared the way for
helped along
made easy
made peace
opened the door for
paved the way for
smoothed the way for
made easier
oiled the wheels of
ironed out the difficulties of
took the sting out
paved the way
Verb
▲
Past tense for to steal the limelight from
overshadowed
minimised
UK
minimized
US
reduced
detracted from
put a damper on
took the pleasure out of
stole spotlight
took precedence
took precedence over
took the pleasure
rendered insignificant by comparison
stole the limelight from
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