1. To make requirements, demands, or conditions less strict or stringent; to reduce the severity of expectations
The manager decided to abrandar exigências for new employees during their first month.
O gerente decidiu abrandar exigências para novos funcionários durante seu primeiro mês.
2. To become more flexible or lenient in imposing standards or rules
They had to abrandar exigências to meet the deadline.
Eles tiveram que abrandar exigências para cumprir o prazo.