| bate(noun, verb, take, close, remove) |
| blunt(verb, calm, dull, quiet, check) |
| chasten(verb, upset, control, order, cool) |
| come down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decrease) |
| constrict(verb, control, close, check, decline) |
| cripple(verb, force, decline, ruin, defeat) |
| curb(verb, stop, drop, control, dull) |
| cushion(verb, calm, dull, quiet, diminish) |
| dampen(verb, upset, dull, quiet, moderate) |
| deaden(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, subdue) |
| decoct(verb, fix, ruin, crush, prepare) |
| disgrace(verb, upset, ruin, destroy, crush) |
| edit(verb, cut, decline, diminish, decrease) |
| enfeeble(verb, force, ruin, defeat, damage) |
| fall(verb, stop, drop, control, cut) |
| pull down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, drop) |
| rebate(verb, drop, take, quiet, cut) |
| simplify(verb, easy, improve, lessen, relieve) |
| subside(verb, stop, drop, control, dull) |
| take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, diminish) |