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Adulterate

to make impure

syn- doctor
Aggrandize

to increase in power, influence and reputation

syn- amplify, dignify, ennoble, apotheosize, exalt, elevate, glorify, swell, was
Ameliorate

to make better; to improve

syn- amend, pacify
Assuage

to make something unpleasant lrss severe

syn-allay, comfort, conciliate, mitigate, mollify, palliate, propitiate, sweeten, soothe
Attenuate

to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

syn- debilitate, devitalize, dilute, enervate, enfeeble, rarefy, sap, thin, undermine, undo, unnerve, water