To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
Alleviation; abatement; check.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
To press down.
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.