Related Clues:

• Lessen, to the Bard
• Become less intense
• Make less serious
• Reduce in force
• Become moderate
• Allay by satisfying
• Allay, as thirst
• Put the brakes on
• Lower the intensity
• Hold back, as breath
• Reduce in intensity
• Quench, as thirst
• Satisfy (thirst)
• That's cover for the dead that I swallowed to make it not so severe
• 'Sounds soft, everything I ate to make it easier (8)'