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dampen 
verb
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
Synonyms: stifle Antonyms: stimulate, excite - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
Synonyms: moisten, wash - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonyms: damp, dull, muffle, mute, tone down - reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Synonyms: damp, deaden - check; keep in check (a fire)
- lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Synonyms: break, damp, soften, weaken
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