8
humble(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
8
smother(verb, calm, order, quiet, cover)
8
stay(verb, quiescence)
7
master(verb, beat, defeat, restrain, crush)
7
mitigate(verb, calm, order, quiet, reduce)
7
stamp out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, end, beat)
7
strangle(verb, cover, beat, keep, ruin)
6
alleviate(verb, calm, reduce, ease, moderate)
6
calm down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, drop)
6
curb(verb, drop, quiet, cut, decline)
6
destroy(verb, end, remove, defeat, crush)
6
placate(verb, calm, order, quiet, arrange)
6
settle(verb, calm, drop, order, quiet)
6
soften(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
6
stop(verb, remove, defeat, destroy, restrain)
5
abate(verb, stop, calm, drop, quiet)
5
beat(verb, upset, ruin, defeat, destroy)
5
checkmate(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
5
choke(verb, suppress, hide, stifle, extinguish)
5
dull(verb, adjective, stop, calm, quiet)
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