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(v)
stifle
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dampen
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
“Stifle your curiosity”
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(v)
moisten
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wash
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dampen
make moist
“The dew moistened the meadows”
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(v)
muffle
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mute
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dull
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damp
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dampen
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tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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(v)
dampen
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
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(v)
dampen
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deaden
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damp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
“muffle the message”
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(v)
dampen
check; keep in check (a fire)
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(v)
dampen
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damp
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soften
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weaken
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break
lessen in force or effect
“soften a shock”
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“break a fall”
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