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limber up collapse: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

disarm collapse: remove offensive capability from; take away the weapons from; render harmless; make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

stabilize collapse: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"; become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

massage collapse: kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation; give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"; manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"

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

pacify collapse: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

assortment collapse: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

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

loosen collapse: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"; make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"; make less dense; "loosen the soil"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

pulp collapse: the soft inner part of a tooth; an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"; a soft moist part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers; reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"; remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

knead collapse: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

poultice collapse: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.; dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

melt collapse: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"; reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"

deaden collapse: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil; make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"; become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor; lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"; make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

salve collapse: anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"; apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

hush collapse: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"; run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"; become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"; cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

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