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adjective satellite

• (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

90%10 Bate or mitigated
adjective

• (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

adjective satellite

• impaired by diminution

• (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

• made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

90%8 Abated
adjective satellite

• impaired by diminution

• decreased in severity; made less harsh

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