Related Clues:

• Smooths
• Moves gently
• Makes comfortable
• Calms down
• Lightens the load
• Lightens
• Takes the edge off
• Smoothes, as the way
• Ameliorates
• Backs off (with ''up'')
• Deadens acoustically
• Deadens, as a string
• Relieves pressure
• Goes effortlessly
• Decreases