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to lessen or remove (pain or distress); to dismiss (a person) from employment

make less painful; let up on

allay alleviate assuage calm comfort cure diminish ease free mitigate relax soothe subdue abate appease break brighten console decrease divert dull interrupt lighten moderate mollify palliate qualify quiet salve slacken soften solace temper vary take load off one's chest take load off one's mind
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1) to relieve (oneself, one's mind) by talking or writing about one's troubles, anxiety, guilt etc (unburden)

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