dampen
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(verb) lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
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Synonyms: break, damp, soften, weaken |
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Related Words: blunt, deaden, deafen |
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| 2. |
(verb) check; keep in check (a fire) |
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Related Words: check, retard |
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(verb) quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible |
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Synonyms: damp, deaden, muffle, mute, tone down |
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Related Words: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still |
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| 4. |
(verb) reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) |
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Related Words: weaken |
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(verb) smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" |
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Synonyms: stifle |
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Related Words: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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(verb) make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" |
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Synonyms: moisten, wash |
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Related Words: baste, humidify, moisturize, wet |
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| 7. |
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping |
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Synonyms: damp, dull, muffle, mute, tone down |
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Related Words: soften |
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