| deter(verb, check, prevent, depress, humble) |
| reduce(verb, upset, dull, quiet, moderate) |
| soften(verb, dull, quiet, moderate, diminish) |
| spray(verb, smear, wet, wash, scatter) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dull, quiet) |
| dismay(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| moderate(verb, dull, reduce, diminish, spoil) |
| suppress(verb, calm, dull, quiet, diminish) |
| cool(verb, stop, dull, quiet, check) |
| curb(verb, spoil, de-motivate) |
| daunt(verb, stop, upset, trouble, dull) |
| humidify(verb, moist, wet, wash, soak) |
| subdue(verb, calm, dull, quiet, moderate) |
| wash(verb, dry, wet, soak, damp) |
| bedew(verb, wet) |
| blunt(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate) |
| dabble(verb, wet) |
| dash(verb, trouble, dull, reduce, bother) |
| diminish(verb, dull, quiet, reduce, moderate) |
| disincline(verb, check, depress, humble, sway) |