Synonyms: wash, dampen, moisten
Definition: make moist
Usage: The dew moistened the meadows
Synonyms: weaken, break, soften, damp, dampen
Definition: lessen in force or effect
Usage: soften a shock; break a fall
Definition: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Usage: Terror blunted her feelings; deaden a sound
Synonyms: dampen
Definition: check; keep in check (a fire)
Similar words: delay, retard, check
Definition: slow the growth or development of
Usage: The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Synonyms: damp, dampen, deaden
Definition: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Usage: muffle the message
Similar words: weaken, break, soften, damp, dampen
Definition: lessen in force or effect
Usage: soften a shock; break a fall
Definition: smother or suppress
Usage: Stifle your curiosity
Similar words: inhibit, curb, conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Definition: to put down by force or authority
Usage: suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer one's desires
Synonyms: dampen
Definition: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
Synonyms: tone down, dull, damp, dampen, muffle, mute
Definition: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Similar words: soften
Definition: make (images or sounds) soft or softer