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words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict

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850370646allayto lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
850370647alleviateto lessen pain or discomfort
850370648ameliorateto make better; to lessen papin, difficulty, or tension
850370649appeaseto make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify
850370650assuageto alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
850370651conciliateto win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile
850370652mediateto act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
850370653mitigateto make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage
850370654molifyto pacify; soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent
850370655pacifyto calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state
850370656placateto make calm; to soothe
850370657quellto pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
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