| temper(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet) |
| tame(verb, calm, control, check, increase) |
| chasten(verb, upset, calm, control, cool) |
| moderate(verb, stop, calm, control, dull) |
| mortify(verb, upset, crush, suppress, confuse) |
| overwhelm(verb, upset, take, force, beat) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, dull) |
| soften(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet) |
| squelch(verb, upset, calm, control, dull) |
| humiliate(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, crush) |
| mollify(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet) |
| mute(verb, adjective, calm, dull, quiet) |
| pacify(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet) |
| quiet(verb, adjective, calm, control, dull) |
| rout(verb, upset, beat, defeat, settle) |
| stifle(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain) |
| best(verb, upset, clear, beat, reduce) |
| break(verb, upset, control, check, reduce) |
| calm(verb, adjective, control, dull, quiet) |
| dominate(verb, control, check, run, determine) |