(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vindicate.

abating allaying alleviating alleviative altering analgesic anesthetic anodyne assuaging assuasive balmy balsamic benumbing blunting bounding cathartic chastening cleansing cushioning dampening damping deadening demulcent diminishing dulling easing emollient excusatory extenuating extenuatory justifying lenitive lessening limitative limiting mitigative mitigatory modificatory modifying modulatory numbing pain-killing palliative purgative qualificative qualificatory qualifying reducing relaxing relieving remedial restricting restrictive softening soothing subduing tempering vindicating