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aegis
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protection, sponsorship, guidance
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amends
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something done to make up for a wrong, an injury, or a mistake;
compensation |
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conciliatory
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peacemaking, appeasing, intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict
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conducive
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tending to cause or bring about; favorable to
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extricate
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to free from difficulty or entaglement
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importune
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to annoy with repeated and insistent requests; to ask for urgently or repeatedly
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mediate
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to help opposing sides reach an agreement; to intervene in a conflict in order to improve the situation
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mitigate
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to make less severe; to soften, lesson, or moderate
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patronize
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to support or sponsor;
to go as a customer; to shop regularly; to treat as inferior |
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renovate
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to restore something to an earlier condition; by repairing or remodeling
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