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РАЗРЯДИТЬ АТМОСФЕРУ VP subj: human or abstr often infin with надо, нужно etc or in a чтобы-clause) to alleviate the strain or anxiety in a situation, make people calmer, more relaxed

X разрядил атмосферу - X eased (reduced) the tension (in the air)

X diffused the situation X cooled things off (down) (in limited contexts) things simmered down.