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dominate(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
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dope(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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downgrade(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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downsize(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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drain of color(expression, idiom)
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drop(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
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drown(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, subdue)
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dwindle(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
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eclipse(verb, cover, obscure, protect, dim)
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enslave(verb, restrain, curb, suppress, discipline)
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etherize(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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etiolate
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evanish(dull, disappear, dim, dissolve, vanish)
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evaporate(dull, disappear, dim, dissolve, vanish)
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exhaust(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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extinguish(verb, control, beat, check, defeat)
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fine tune(verb, expression, calm, cool, restrain)
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fluff
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fog(verb, obscure, dim, deepen, blacken)
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freeze(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
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