| cradle(verb, take, keep, stay, have) |
| curtail(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| dam |
| dam up |
| damp |
| damp down |
| deaden(verb, quiet, restrain, curb, suppress) |
| decrease(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| decrease the volume(expression, idiom, subdue, dampen, muffle) |
| define(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| delay |
| delimitate(verb, control, set, check, reduce) |
| demarcate(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| demark(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| demur(verb, control, quiet, restrain, curb) |
| deprive(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |
| deter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| diminish(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain) |
| direct(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| drive(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |