relax
defuse
cool down
cool
sugarcoat the pill
calm down
lighten
modify
soften
dedramatize
quieten down
dampen
quiet down
palliate
mitigate
extenuate
slow down
lighten up
mitigatory
unwind
decompress
unbend
loosen up
undesiredly
slacken off
mince
moderate
soothe
damp down
dampen down
defreak
unperk
draw a veil over
take the edge off
endure
get on someone's bad side
raise someone's spirits
ruin
ventilator
calmen
unfrighten
matter-of-fact
beat around the bush
joke
unscare
heated
lew
fettle
easy
play off
desimplify
unemotively
make a federal case out of something
soft
keep one's knickers on
sugar
tiptoe around
kick up dust
underplay
unworryingly
disintensify
remit
rip off the band-aid
oppress
twist the knife
emollient
cloud
joke around
affectlessly
downtone
unease
style it out
defervesce
guard against
wind down
placate
settle
cheer up
leaven
flatly
smarten up
glacialize
tone down
de-emphasize
assuage
unsettle
annoy
play down
deadpan

English words for 'To make something less severe or tense.'

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