смягча́ть — meaning in English
smyagchat
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English meaning
- alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
- assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
- lighten verb To make or become brighter.
- mitigate verb To make something less severe, harmful, or serious.
- mollify verb To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
- relax verb To rest and become free of tension, stress, or worry.
- soften verb To make something soft or softer, or to become soft.
Senses
смягча́ть is used for these senses in English:
- alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
- assuage (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
- ease (nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
- lessen (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
- lighten (transitive) To make less serious or more cheerful.
- mitigate (transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
- mollify To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
- relax (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
assuage — full definition
- verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- verb To satisfy a need or appetite, such as hunger or thirst.