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mild
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light
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gentle
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slight
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mellow
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balanced
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to alleviate
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to moderate
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to lighten
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to soothe
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to relieve
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to ease
moderate
moderate
Adjective
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not excessive in amount, degree, or quantity

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She prefers to eat moderate portions to avoid overeating.
Moderate rainfall is beneficial for crops and soil without causing flooding.
mild
mild
Adjective
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having a gentle or not very strong effect

light
Adjective
l
l
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t

(of sound) having little volume or intensity

gentle
gentle
Adjective
g
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ɛ
n
n
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ə
l
l
e

mild or soft in manner, action, or effect

slight
slight
Adjective
s
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gh
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t

not a lot in amount or extent

mellow
Adjective
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(of a color, sound, or flavor) soft or gentle, often creating a sense of warmth and calmness

balanced
balanced
Adjective
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evenly distributed or in a state of stability

to alleviate
to alleviate
Verb
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to reduce from the difficulty or intensity of a problem, issue, etc.

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transitive
to moderate
to moderate
Verb
m
m
o
ɑ
d
d
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ɜ
r
r
a
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to lessen extremity or severity of something

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transitive
to lighten
to lighten
Verb
l
l
i
gh
t
t
e
ə
n
n

to reduce pressure or intensity

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transitive
to soothe
to soothe
Verb
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s
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th
ð
e

to reduce the severity of a pain

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to relieve
to relieve
Verb
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r
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l
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ie
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v
v
e

to decrease the amount of pain, stress, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to ease
Verb
ea
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s
z
e

to reduce the severity or seriousness of something unpleasant

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