To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure

• yield

  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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• weaken

  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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• slacken

  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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  1. To make or become slower; slow down:
  2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
  3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:

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• relent

  1. To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.
  2. To become less severe or intense; slacken:

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  1. To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.
  2. To become less severe or intense; slacken:

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• ease off

  1. to reduce pressure; to become less serious

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  1. to reduce pressure; to become less serious

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To make or become less severe or extreme

• tone down

  1. (idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
  2. To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.
  3. To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.

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  1. (idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
  2. To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.
  3. To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.

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• temper

  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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• tame

  1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
  2. Naturally unafraid; not timid:
  3. Submissive; docile; fawning:

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  1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
  2. Naturally unafraid; not timid:
  3. Submissive; docile; fawning:

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• subdue

  1. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
  2. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
  3. To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:

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  1. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
  2. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
  3. To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:

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• qualify

  1. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task:
  2. To declare competent or capable, as to practice a profession; certify:
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:

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  1. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task:
  2. To declare competent or capable, as to practice a profession; certify:
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:

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• mute

  1. Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
  2. Unable to speak.
  3. Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.

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  1. Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.
  2. Unable to speak.
  3. Unable to vocalize, as certain animals.

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• moderate

  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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To ease the anger or agitation of

• sweeten

  1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance.
  2. To make more pleasant or agreeable.
  3. To soften or soothe:

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  1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance.
  2. To make more pleasant or agreeable.
  3. To soften or soothe:

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• soothe

  1. To calm or placate (a person, for example).
  2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
  3. To bring comfort, composure, or relief.

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  1. To calm or placate (a person, for example).
  2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
  3. To bring comfort, composure, or relief.

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• propitiate

  1. To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease:

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  1. To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease:

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• placate

  1. To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.

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  1. To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.

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• pacify

  1. To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
  2. To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
  3. To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.

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  1. To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
  2. To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
  3. To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.

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• mollify

  1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.
  2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage:
  3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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  1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.
  2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage:
  3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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• gentle

  1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
  2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
  3. Easily managed or handled; docile:

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  1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
  2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
  3. Easily managed or handled; docile:

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• dulcify

  1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
  2. To sweeten.

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  1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
  2. To sweeten.

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• conciliate

  1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease.
  2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
  3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile:

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  1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease.
  2. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
  3. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile:

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• calm

  1. Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
  2. Not excited or agitated; composed:
  3. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

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  1. Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
  2. Not excited or agitated; composed:
  3. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

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• assuage

  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To appease or calm:

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  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To appease or calm:

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• appease

  1. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
  2. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
  3. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:

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  1. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
  2. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
  3. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:

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To become soft

• relent

  1. To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.
  2. To become less severe or intense; slacken:

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  1. To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.
  2. To become less severe or intense; slacken:

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• relax

  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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  1. To make lax or loose:
  2. To make less severe or strict:
  3. To reduce in intensity; slacken:

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• yield

  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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• give

  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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• bend

  1. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape:
  2. To bring (a bow, for example) into a state of tension by drawing on a string or line.
  3. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose:

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  1. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape:
  2. To bring (a bow, for example) into a state of tension by drawing on a string or line.
  3. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose:

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• moderate

  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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  1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Of medium or average quantity or extent.

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• melt

  1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.
  2. To dissolve:
  3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving:

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  1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.
  2. To dissolve:
  3. To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving:

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• thaw

  1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.
  2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed:
  3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.

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  1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.
  2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed:
  3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.

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• become mellow

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• become tender

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• disintegrate

  1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
  2. To lose cohesion or unity:
  3. To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.

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  1. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.
  2. To lose cohesion or unity:
  3. To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation.

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• diminish

  1. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen.
  2. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of:
  3. To cause to taper.

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  1. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen.
  2. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of:
  3. To cause to taper.

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• lessen

  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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  1. To make less; reduce.
  2. To make little of; belittle.
  3. To become less; decrease:

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• dissolve

  1. To cause to pass into solution:
  2. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.
  3. To cause to lose definition; blend or blur:

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  1. To cause to pass into solution:
  2. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.
  3. To cause to lose definition; blend or blur:

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To make soft

• knead

  1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands:
  2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
  3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:

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  1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands:
  2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
  3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:

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• mash

  1. A fermentable starchy mixture from which alcohol or spirits can be distilled.
  2. A mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl.
  3. A soft pulpy mixture or mass.

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  1. A fermentable starchy mixture from which alcohol or spirits can be distilled.
  2. A mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl.
  3. A soft pulpy mixture or mass.

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• deliberate

  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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• weaken

  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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  1. To make or become weak or weaker.

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• enfeeble

  1. To deprive of strength; make feeble.

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  1. To deprive of strength; make feeble.

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• tenderize

  1. To make (meat) tender, as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer.

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  1. To make (meat) tender, as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer.

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• lower

  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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• qualify

  1. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task:
  2. To declare competent or capable, as to practice a profession; certify:
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:

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  1. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task:
  2. To declare competent or capable, as to practice a profession; certify:
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:

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• tone down

  1. (idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
  2. To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.
  3. To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.

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  1. (idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
  2. To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.
  3. To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.

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• temper

  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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• appease

  1. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
  2. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
  3. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:

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  1. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
  2. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
  3. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:

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• palliate

  1. To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
  2. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
  3. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.

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  1. To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
  2. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
  3. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.

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• modify

  1. To change in form or character; alter.
  2. To make less extreme, severe, or strong:
  3. To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.

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  1. To change in form or character; alter.
  2. To make less extreme, severe, or strong:
  3. To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.

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• moisten

  1. To make or become moist.

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  1. To make or become moist.

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• assuage

  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To appease or calm:

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  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To appease or calm:

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• mellow

  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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  1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness:
  2. Suggesting softness or sweetness:
  3. Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured:

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• mollify

  1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.
  2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage:
  3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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  1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.
  2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage:
  3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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