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bankrupt(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
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benumb(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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blacken(verb, cover, obscure, protect, dim)
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blench(verb, dull, disappear, dim, dissolve)
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break in(verb, expression, control, beat, check)
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bridle(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline)
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bust(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline)
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cheapen(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
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chill out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, cool)
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chloroform(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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chop(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
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clear(dull, disappear, dim, dissolve, vanish)
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