- Abate (of storm) - Absence of difficulty - Absence of difficulty or effort - Alleviate - Alleviate the vowels for referee - Alleviate using greasepaint - Become less painful
- Make less complicated - Make more easy - To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by
giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for
doing or making.
- Lessen in severity - Make less severe - Make less severe or painful - Moderate - To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous,
painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to
lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. - To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
persons.
- Crushing (defeat) - Difficult to lift - Hard to lift - Of great weight - Weighty - Having the heaves. - Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;
ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent,
quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy
failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength;
as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.