2
repress(verb, control, dull, quiet, beat)
2
shade(verb, cover, moderate, obscure, protect)
2
silence(verb, dampen, deaden)
2
smother(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, subdue)
2
soothe(verb, calm, dull, check, reduce)
2
still(verb, calm, reduce, ease, moderate)
2
tarnish(verb, dull, dim, dissolve, lighten)
2
tenderize(verb, calm, reduce, ease, moderate)
2
tune
2
underplay
1
KO(verb, dull, quiet, beat, defeat)
1
abridge(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
1
adjust(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
1
admix(verb, calm, cool, restrain, ease)
1
adulterate(numb, sedate, anesthetize)
1
anesthetize(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
1
attemper
1
attune
1
baffle
1
bank the fire(expression, idiom)
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