Usually means: Reduce intensity or harshness slightly.
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  1. take the edge off: Merriam-Webster
  2. take the edge off: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. take the edge off: Wiktionary

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  1. take the edge off: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the edge off: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the edge off: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take the edge off)

verb:  To diminish the effects of (something unpleasant or severe); to dull.
verb:  To relax or unwind (by consuming alcohol or other psychoactive substances).

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