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means(verb) make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
humanize, humanise
means(verb) make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
sweeten
means(verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
means(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
assuage, palliate, alleviate, relieve
means(verb) make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
soften
means(verb) make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
moderate, tame, tone down
means(verb) exchange a penalty for a less severe one
commute, exchange, convert
means(verb) restrain
chasten, moderate, temper
means(verb) make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
soften, mince, moderate
means(verb) make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
brighten, lighten, lighten up
means(verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
modify
means(verb) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
relax, loosen
means(verb) overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
stay, appease, quell
means(verb) correct by punishment or discipline
chasten, subdue, tame
means(verb) modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
attemper
means(verb) give moral or emotional strength to
soothe, console, comfort, solace
means(verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
tranquillize, calm, calm down, still, tranquillise, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize

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