rus: умерять

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Meaning
means	(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff" lessen, minify, decrease
means	(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
means	(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" belittle, diminish
means	(verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" mitigate
means	(verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" modify
means	(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
means	(verb) make less active or intense slake, slack, abate
means	(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" palliate, extenuate, mitigate
means	(verb) modify the temperature of; "attemper the air" attemper