| quiet(verb, dull, diminish, abate, impair) |
| quieten(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| reduce(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair) |
| remove from life(expression, idiom) |
| render insensible(expression, idiom, insensibility, physical insensibility) |
| repress(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| retard(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| sacrifice |
| slay |
| slow(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair) |
| smother(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| soak(verb, numb, sedate, anesthetize) |
| soften(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| starve |
| stifle(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair) |
| suppress(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| take life |
| take off |
| tire(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| tone down(expression, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |