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muffle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, smooth)
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mute(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
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paralyze(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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put out of order(expression, idiom, dull, quiet, diminish)
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put to sleep(verb, expression, idiom, dull, quiet)
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repress(verb, control, dull, quiet, restrain)
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retard(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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satisfy(verb, calm, ease, moderate, lessen)
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slow(verb, control, dull, quiet, restrain)
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soft-pedal(verb, calm, control, quiet, cool)
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stun(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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stupefy(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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switch(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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take the bite out of(verb, expression, idiom, calm, cool)
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take the sting out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, calm)
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take the sting out of(verb, expression, idiom, calm, cool)
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tire(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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transmogrify(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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unnerve(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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adjust(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
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