| curtail(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| dam(verb, stop, control, restrain, halt) |
| damp |
| dampen |
| defer(verb, stop, check, keep, maintain) |
| disallow(verb, make, force, decline, keep) |
| lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| limit(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| mask(verb, cover, block, obscure, suppress) |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| preclude(verb, stop, control, check, separate) |
| quench(verb, hold, control, check, restrain) |
| quiet(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| rebuff(verb, stop, control, cut, check) |
| rein in(verb, expression, stop, control, check) |
| repel(verb, stop, control, check, decline) |
| stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| terminate(verb, stop, control, close, end) |
| throttle(verb, hold, restraint) |
| abstain from(expression, stop, restrain, prevent) |