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trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

take away collapse: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"; take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"; remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"; take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

corrode collapse: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

dilute collapse: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

cut back collapse: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

anesthetize collapse: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"

soothe collapse: cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

attenuate collapse: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"; become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

extenuate collapse: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

languish collapse: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

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