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play down(verb, phrasal verb, control, show)
3
tune down(verb, reduce, lower, decrease)
3
turn down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
3
wash out(verb, dull, disappear, dim)
2
bear down(verb, control, beat, check)
2
knock out(dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
2
let up(verb, control, restrain, diminish)
2
lose color(verb, dull, disappear, dim)
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lose luster(verb, dull, disappear, dim)
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bank the fire
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beat down(verb, control, beat, check)
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become colorless(verb, dull, disappear, dim)
1
become shaded(verb, obscure, dim, deepen)
1
break in(verb, control, beat, check)
1
break the spirit(verb, idiom, restrain, curb)
1
bring to heel(verb, idiom, restrain, curb)
1
chill out(verb, phrasal verb, calm, cool)
1
cloud over(verb, cover, obscure, protect)
1
cloud up(verb, cover, obscure, protect)
1
cool out(verb, calm, control, cool)
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