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смягчить v stresses
gen.	blunt; take off the edge of; soften; mitigate; alleviate; extenuate; assuage; attenuate; humanize; lighten; mellow; melt; mince; moderate; modify; mollify; palliate; relax; remit; salve; shade; smooth; soothe; subdue; sweeten; tame; temper; gentle; escalate down (конфликт и т. п.); express by a euphemism; take the edge off (что-либо); soften up (чьё-либо сопротивление); soft pedal; soft-pedal; allay; supple; tone down; abate (Attempts by the administration to abate the intensity of controversy were mostly unsuccessful; it continued to consume everyone's attention. goorun)
Игорь Миг	offset; take the heat out of
amer.	tone down (грубую лексику на более благозвучную; The foul language in the original play has been toned down for television. Val_Ships)
astronaut.	cushion
automat.	scale back (European Union Could Scale Back Sanctions if Moscow Moves to End Ukraine Crisis. VLZ_58)
crim.law.	commute (наказание – to commute punishment)
dipl.	ease; water down
inf.	mat (My helmet matted the blow – мой шлем смягчил удар U_one)
law	commute; accord mitigation (ответственность, наказание)
Makarov.	take the edge off something (что-либо); mollify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); nullify someone with something (чем-либо; кого-либо); smooth away; smooth down; smooth out; smooth over; soften up (кого-либо)
mean.2	downplay (Fitch Ratings expects the Biden administration to downplay tensions over exchange-rate policies with trade partners in Asia, due in part to geopolitical considerations, even though some are on – or at risk of being placed on – the US Treasury's currency manipulator list. • Pelosi seeks to downplay tensions with ‘the Squad' after meeting with Ocasio-Cortez – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to minimize recent tensions over policy and tactics between her and four liberal minority congresswomen known as "the Squad" following a closed-door meeting Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. washingtonpost.com)
obs.	season
phonet.	palatalize
tech.	relieve
transp.	cushion the impact
uncom.	intenerate
смягчиться v
gen.	relent; mellow; melt; moderate; relax; remit; soften; grow mellow (с годами); alleviate; assuage; become soft; cushion; ease; grow mild; grow milder; grow softer; mollify; soft-pedal; tone down (также перен.); warm (о человеке); abate; become mild (of the weather); soften up
Gruzovik	ease off (pf of смягчаться)
austral., slang	chuck a willy
Makarov.	grow mellow
phonet.	palatalize
смягчённый prtc.
gen.	under (о голосе, звуке)
agric., paint.w.	mellow (о цвете)
chem.	cushioned
dipl.	weakened
tech.	softened

смягчиться : 201 phrase in 22 subjects

American usage, not spelling	1
Architecture	2
Automobiles	1
Court law	1
Diplomacy	11
Drug-related slang	1
Economics	2
Electronics	1
Figurative	1
General	70
Idiomatic	3
Informal	4
Law	8
Makarov	70
Mass media	4
Medical	1
Military	7
Notarial practice	2
Politics	5
Rail transport	3
Road works	1
Slang	2