4
deafen
4
debilitate(verb, dull, decline, hurt, ruin)
4
depreciate(verb, drop, cut, check, decline)
4
dulcify(verb, calm, quiet, ease, relax)
4
enfeeble(verb, calm, dull, hurt, reduce)
4
gloss over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, belittle, vindication)
4
knead(verb, calm, reduce, diminish, lessen)
4
liquefy(verb, run, warm, relax, dissolve)
4
move(verb, upset, mark, affect)
4
restrict(verb, reduce, moderate, limit, temper)
4
stifle(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, protect)
4
stop(verb, reduce, release, decrease, lessen)
4
succumb
4
suppress(verb, calm, control, order, dull)
4
varnish(noun, verb, cover, ease, moderate)
3
adjust(verb, calm, order, quiet, cool)
3
affect(verb, move, upset, mark)
3
agree
3
ameliorate(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce)
3
anesthetize(calm, dull, quiet, help, reduce)
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