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| 1 | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses | 64 sets | |
| 2 | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses | 50 sets | |
| 3 | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses | 29 sets | |
| 4 | to lessen the seriousness of | 16 sets | |
| 5 | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | 15 sets | |
| 6 | v. to diminish the gravity or importance of. | 13 sets | |
| 7 | weaken; mitigate | 13 sets | |
| 8 | v. to lessen the seriousness of, esp. by giving partial excuses | 12 sets | |
| 9 | to lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of | 12 sets | |
| 10 | to diminish the gravity or importance of. | 11 sets | |
| 11 | to represent as less serious | 11 sets | |
| 12 | (v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses | 10 sets | |
| 13 | weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) | 9 sets | |
| 14 | to lessen the seriousness | 9 sets | |
| 15 | to diminish the gravity or importance of | 8 sets | |
| 16 | to lessen the seriousness of, esp. by giving partial excuses | 8 sets | |
| 17 | v. to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses | 8 sets | |
| 18 | reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse | 8 sets | |
| 19 | v- weaken mitigate | 7 sets | |
| 20 | v. to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses | 7 sets | |
| 21 | make less serious, diminish | 6 sets | |
| 22 | to lessen seriousness | 5 sets | |
| 23 | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses (syn- moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay) | 5 sets | |
| 24 | weaken, diminish the gravity or importance of | 5 sets | |
| 25 | downplay | 4 sets | |
| 26 | to make less serious | 4 sets | |
| 27 | moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay | 4 sets | |
| 28 | to lesson the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses | 3 sets | |
| 29 | to make less severe | 3 sets | |
| 30 | v. 掩饰(罪行),减轻罪过 | 3 sets | |
| 31 | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude | 3 sets | |
| 32 | to underestimate, underrate, or make light of | 3 sets | |
| 33 | less serious | 3 sets | |
| 34 | to try to lessen how serious something is | 3 sets | |
| 35 | to lessen the seriousness or importance of | 3 sets | |
| 36 | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses (v) | 3 sets | |
| 37 | reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse | 3 sets | |
| 38 | v. mitigate; make easier | 3 sets | |
| 39 | to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious | 2 sets | |
| 40 | to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious | 2 sets | |