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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
subdued
weakened
cooled
attenuated
dampened
lowered
pacified
stilled
checked
put a damper on
appeased
placated
cut
diluted
relaxed
damped
stifled
suppressed
quieted
tranquilized
US
quietened
tranquillised
UK
took the sting out
restrained
composed
curbed
smothered
slaked
quenched
muffled
depressed
settled
ebbed
cut back
helped
holp
gentled
eased off
soft-pedalled
took the bite out
soft-pedaled
put the lid on
sated
curtailed
controlled
modified
muted
wound down
de-escalated
damped down
satisfied
minimized
US
dwindled
waned
subsided
shrank
shrunk
cut down
repressed
thinned
extenuated
conciliated
slackened
impaired
eroded
qualified
let up
calmed down
cooled off
put an end to
put damper on
minimised
UK
tapered
benumbed
satiated
numbed
deflated
undermined
contained
propitiated
contracted
smoothed
rolled back
disarmed
slowed down
tapered off
settled down
watered down
ameliorated
petered out
tailed off
got rid of
poured oil on
sweetened
gratified
degraded
remitted
declined
adulterated
depreciated
overcame
fell
felled
steadied
dropped
decremented
cauterized
US
axed
stabilized
US
extinguished
dissipated
silenced
contented
anesthetized
US
broke
sapped
smoothed over
put to rest
made less intense
hurt
cauterised
UK
crippled
balmed
indulged to the full
hushed
stabilised
UK
destroyed
clipt
dented
devaluated
crushed
tamed
brake
put down
threw cold water on
becalmed
died down
clipped
cast down
kept in check
quashed
salved
poured cold water on
defused
dulcified
let up on
minified
absorbed
buffered
absorpt
offset
put a lid on
dropped off
took the sting out of
put the kibosh on
dampened down
desensitized
US
resolved
reduced the effect of
addrest
improved
addressed
excused
commuted
reduced the force of
disempowered
made weaker
diffused
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
sapped the strength of
shook
damaged
hebetated
lullabied
smoothed down
comforted
desensitised
UK
obtunded
untroubled
unburdened
healed
faded away
laid off
took pressure off
lay off
anaesthetised
UK
killed
masked
anaesthetized
UK
abased
squelched
wore away
downsized
wore down
cleared the air
smoothed out
neutralised
UK
took the heat off
neutralized
US
chilled out
piped down
reined
dispelled
made reasonable
took the bite out of
adjusted
modulated
indulged
receded
banished
faded
eliminated
drove off
drove away
cooled out
dismissed
chased away
bridled
constrained
relented
relent
inhibited
got under control
staunched
harshed
held in check
reined in
squashed
made less active
soaked up
stemmed
buttressed
held back
mellowed
palled
constricted
disabled
vitiated
debilitated
offsetted
rarefied
enfeebled
enervated
died away
plummeted
ratcheted down
went down
became smaller
closed
wasted away
desisted
came down
grew less
died out
drained
phased down
died off
nosedived
grew smaller
fell away
drained away
slacked up
dropped away
flagged
blurred
got less
plummetted
disintegrated
crumbled
refreshed
slacked
loosed
lessened the impact of
reduced the impact of
softened the impact of
made peace with
pacificated
squared
fixed up
imposed peace upon
restored harmony to
greased
smoothed someone's ruffled feathers
stroked
buttered up
buried the hatchet
kissed and made up
lay back
made peace
chastened
cleared the air with
laid back
conned
consoled
sedated
laced
debased
sophisticated
extended
thinned out
softened up
quieted down
quietened down
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
fell off
fallen off
melted away
evaporated
withered
disappeared
deteriorated
dipped
vanished
crashed
drooped
slowed
descended
come to an end
dived
failed
decayed
stopped
tumbled
slacked off
wasted
degenerated
eased up
slackened off
dissolved
dimmed
hit the floor
died
trailed off
become less
fizzled out
cut off
knocked down
shrivelled
UK
shriveled
US
languished
holpen
gone downhill
went downhill
ceased
trailed
run low
came to an end
dove
retarded
run out
regressed
cratered
skidded
sagged
wilted
worn away
loosened
overcome
dropped rapidly
hindered
collapsed
regulated
atrophied
bated
turned down
decelerated
slid
stayed
dispersed
finished
took a nosedive
taken a nosedive
worn down
became less
pared down
become weak
worn off
wore off
come to nothing
lagged
become weaker
trailed away
faded out
got lower
halted
narrowed
rebated
come to a halt
blocked
consumed
ran low
grown faint
grew faint
released
narrowed down
lost edge
dammed
lapsed
shortened
ran out
devalued
melted
terminated
tailed away
sloped
retrenched
revised
stanched
devoured
fell steeply
fallen steeply
dumped
ended
set
fallen sharply
fell sharply
set back
cleared
varied
prevented
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
played down
retrograded
gave out
given out
went away
gone away
rotted
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
became weak
exhausted
came to nothing
became weaker
expended
went through the floor
gone through the floor
got smaller
gotten smaller
chilled
emptied
spent
blanketed
taken a dive
took a dive
came to a halt
minished
evacuated
used up
pruned
corroded
milked
guttered
devitalized
untightened
etiolated
faltered
discounted
lost strength
lost intensity
fainted
unlaxed
arrested
retired
decimated
minimalized
delayed
gnawed
molten
molt
US
burnt
bled
burned
disengaged
slipped
subjugated
straitened
allied
frosted
infrigidated
freshened
relapsed
balanced
attuned
evanesced
detained
abraded
downturned
subverted
tired
tottered
bankrupted
impoverished
sucked dry
lost
petered
handicapped
dragged
backslid
cheapened
buckled
drug
choked off
scattered
harmonized
US
muzzled
slimmed down
played out
flopped
squandered
ruined
passed
wrecked
prostrated
stunted
weathered
impeded
brightened
gotten rid of
bowed out
abbreviated
lost ground
thrown cold water on
counteracted
cured
paled
tuned
toned
stalled
nibbled
held up
obstructed
fretted
made narrower
worsened
punctuated
succored
US
succoured
UK
solaced
fallen short
fell short
cooled it
muddied up
lost value
dropped down
protected against
kept it down
decreased the volume
taken a header
took a header
withstood
resisted
opposed
scraped away
mired
hampered
kept back
interrupted
lissed
liberalised
UK
liberalized
US
run dry
run down
dug into
washed up
decreased in value
folded up
declined in price
devolved
inflected
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
ground down
loitered
bit
reefed
scoured
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
scaled back
brought to a standstill
lost speed
taken the heat off
reduced punishment
harmonised
UK
adapted
become less dense
switched
brought aid
made less formal
brought an end to
passed away
eaten away
eased up on
brought aid to
amended
bogged down
lost lustre
become moribund
had one foot in the grave
lost steam
become listless
altered
safeguarded against
ate away
felt weak
felt faint
become less in number
disappeared slowly
transmogrified
interfered with
kept waiting
made something bearable
shifted
withered away
become less intense
revamped
tweaked
changed
become less numerous
cleared up
made less strict
lost energy
gnawed away at
closed out
gruntled
fine-tuned
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
given way
given in
gave way
gave in
rose above
risen above
backslided
backslidden
gnawn
ate
eaten
gnew
fallen through
fell through
drew
drawn
drawn down
drew down
blew over
blown over
retardated
drawn to a close
drew to a close
ran dry
taken sting out
took sting out
grown weak
grew weak
became narrower
ate up
eaten up
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
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
bit at
eaten away at
ate away at
bitten
bitten at
became less numerous
became less dense
became less in number
eaten into
ate into
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“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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