soft-pedal

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Synonyms: soft, loft, sort, sot, sofa, soot, sift, oft, sout, toft, sowt

Antonyms: soft, loft, sort, sot, sofa, soot, sift, oft, sout, toft, sowt

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Verb

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2. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} ''Chiefly followed by'' '''[[on#Preposition|on]]''': to [[act#Verb|act]] in a [[less#Adjective|less]] [[assertive]] or [[forceful]] [[manner#Noun|manner]].

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