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Exact Match:

easing: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"; a change for the better

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calming collapse: causing to become tranquil

placation collapse: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

reducing collapse: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"

cushioning collapse

mollifying collapse

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

mediation collapse: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party

unloading collapse: the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

diminishing collapse: becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"

soothing collapse: affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"

dulling collapse

assuasive collapse: freeing from fear and anxiety

relaxing collapse: affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen"

simplification collapse: elimination of superfluous details; a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

propitiation collapse

mitigating collapse

lulling collapse

alleviative collapse: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

remedial collapse: tending or intended to rectify or improve; "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"

quickening collapse: the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"; the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

clarification collapse: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

loosening collapse: the act of making something less tight

analgesia collapse: absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

demulcent collapse: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin; having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

emollient collapse

pacification collapse: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"

slackening collapse

lightening collapse: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

easement collapse: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

cathartic collapse: strongly laxative; emotionally purging (of e.g. art); emotionally purging

alleviation collapse

anesthetic collapse: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

cleansing collapse: acting like an antiseptic

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

palliative collapse: remedy that alleviates pain without curing

deadening collapse

diminution collapse: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

lenitive collapse: remedy that eases pain and discomfort

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