make less severe

make less severe
index commute, mitigate, modify (moderate), palliate (abate)

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  • severe — 01. He suffered a [severe] head injury in a car accident, and doctors worry he may never be able to speak again. 02. He had a [severe] headache after bumping his head. 03. The flight was canceled due to a [severe] thunderstorm. 04. Generally, in… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Raphael Severe — is a young French clarinet prodigy. At eleven he had his first international successes. Biography [http://www.raphael severe.com/en/ Raphael Severe] was born on 15 September 1994 in Rennes (France). His mother, a hungarian pianist and his father …   Wikipedia

  • To make one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ease — ease1 [ iz ] verb ** ▸ 1 make less severe ▸ 2 move slowly & carefully ▸ 3 about rule/punishment ▸ 4 make process easier ▸ 5 about bad weather ▸ 6 become more relaxed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • commute — com·mute /kə myüt/ vt com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing 1: to convert (as a payment) into another form 2: to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion /ˌkä myə tā shən/ n …   Law dictionary

  • mitigate — mitigable /mit i geuh beuhl/, adj. mitigatedly, adv. mitigation, n. mitigative, mitigatory /mit i geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. mitigator, n. /mit i gayt /, v., mitigated, mitigating. v.t …   Universalium

  • relax — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin relaxare, from re + laxare to loosen, from laxus loose more at slack Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less tense or rigid ; slacken < relaxed his grip > 2. to make less severe …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mit|i|gate — «MIHT uh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make (wrath, harshness, severity, or adversity) less in force or degree: »The American genius for compromise could be invoked…to mitigate possible dangers (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) …   Useful english dictionary

  • modify — I (alter) verb adapt, adjust, affect, ameliorate, amend, change, commutare, convert, correct, effect a change, emend, emendate, give a new form to, improve, improve upon, introduce changes, make adjustments, make corrections, make improvements,… …   Law dictionary

  • ease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comfort, luxury; rest, repose; content, enjoyment, complacency; relief; leisure, convenience; facility, readiness, expertness; unconstraint, naturalness. See pleasure, elegance. v. mitigate, lessen,… …   English dictionary for students

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