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undermine
collapse
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abate
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
attenuate
,
blunt
,
bugger up
,
confound
,
confute
,
contradict
,
controvert
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
crush
,
damage
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dash
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defeat
,
demolish
,
deny
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
dismiss
,
dispose of
,
drain
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
finish
,
floor
,
foil
,
frustrate
,
gruel
,
harm
,
honeycomb
,
hurt
,
impair
,
lay low
,
mine
,
mitigate
,
nonplus
,
overset
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
put to silence
,
queer
,
rattle
,
rebut
,
reduce
,
reduce to silence
,
refute
,
ruin
,
sabotage
,
sap
,
sap the foundations
,
settle
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shut up
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
soften up
,
spoil
,
squash
,
squelch
,
subvert
,
threaten
,
throw down
,
throw over
,
thwart
,
unbrace
,
undercut
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
upend
,
upset
,
weaken
,
wreck
abate
collapse
become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
related words >
ablate
,
abolish
,
abrade
,
abrogate
,
abstract
,
adjust to
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
allow
,
alter
,
anesthetize
,
annihilate
,
annul
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
be eaten away
,
benumb
,
blot out
,
blunt
,
box in
,
charge off
,
chasten
,
circumscribe
,
close
,
condition
,
constrain
,
consume
,
consume away
,
control
,
corrode
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
crumble
,
curtail
,
cushion
,
cut
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
debilitate
,
decline
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deliquesce
,
depreciate
,
derogate
,
detract
,
devitalize
,
die away
,
die down
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
discount
,
disparage
,
dive
,
downplay
,
drain
,
drop
,
drop off
,
dull
,
dwindle
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
ease off
,
ease up
,
eat away
,
ebb
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eradicate
,
erode
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
exterminate
,
extinguish
,
extirpate
,
extract
,
fall
,
fall away
,
fall off
,
file away
,
foment
,
give relief
,
gruel
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
impair
,
invalidate
,
keep within bounds
,
kick back
,
languish
,
lay
,
lay low
,
leach
,
leaven
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
let down
,
let up
,
lighten
,
limit
,
loose
,
loosen
,
lull
,
make allowance
,
melt away
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
narrow
,
negate
,
nullify
,
numb
,
obtund
,
pad
,
palliate
,
play down
,
plummet
,
plunge
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
purify
,
qualify
,
quash
,
rattle
,
rebate
,
recede
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
refine
,
refund
,
regulate by
,
relax
,
relent
,
relieve
,
remit
,
remove
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
retrench
,
root out
,
rub away
,
run its course
,
run low
,
sag
,
salve
,
sap
,
season
,
set conditions
,
set limits
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shorten
,
shrink
,
sink
,
slack
,
slack off
,
slack up
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soften up
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
stupe
,
subduct
,
subdue
,
subside
,
subtract
,
suppress
,
tail off
,
take a premium
,
take away
,
take from
,
take off
,
tame
,
taper
,
taper off
,
temper
,
thin
,
thin out
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbend
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
underplay
,
undo
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrain
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
vitiate
,
wane
,
waste
,
waste away
,
water down
,
weaken
,
wear
,
wear away
,
weed
,
wipe out
,
withdraw
,
write off
attenuate
collapse
reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
related words >
Sanforize
,
abate
,
adulterate
,
alleviate
,
attenuated
,
baptize
,
bate
,
blow off
,
blunt
,
cast forth
,
clear away
,
constrict
,
consume
,
contract
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cut
,
damp
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
deflate
,
dematerialize
,
devitalize
,
dilute
,
disable
,
disembody
,
dispel
,
dissipate
,
dissolve
,
drive away
,
dry up
,
dull
,
ease
,
emacerate
,
emaciate
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
etherealize
,
evaporate
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
expand
,
extenuate
,
gruel
,
irrigate
,
lay low
,
lessen
,
macerate
,
mitigate
,
parch
,
preshrink
,
rare
,
rarefied
,
rarefy
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
reedy
,
remit
,
sap
,
sear
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shrink
,
shrivel
,
slacken
,
slender
,
slight
,
slim
,
soften up
,
spiritualize
,
subtile
,
subtilize
,
subtle
,
tenuous
,
thin
,
thin away
,
thin down
,
thin out
,
twiggy
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
volatilize
,
waste
,
waste away
,
water
,
water down
,
weaken
,
weazen
,
wither
,
wizen
debilitate
collapse
related words >
abate
,
afflict
,
attenuate
,
beat
,
blunt
,
bugger
,
burn out
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-energize
,
deaden
,
derange
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
disenable
,
disorder
,
do in
,
do up
,
drain
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fag
,
fag out
,
fatigue
,
flag
,
frazzle
,
gruel
,
hamstring
,
harass
,
hors de combat
,
hospitalize
,
hurt
,
inactivate
,
incapacitate
,
indispose
,
invalid
,
jade
,
kibosh
,
knock out
,
knock up
,
lame
,
lay low
,
lay up
,
maim
,
mar
,
mitigate
,
overfatigue
,
overstrain
,
overtire
,
overweary
,
poop
,
poop out
,
prostrate
,
put
,
queer
,
queer the works
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
sabotage
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
sicken
,
soften up
,
spike
,
spoil
,
tire
,
tire out
,
tire to death
,
tucker
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unfit
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
use up
,
weaken
,
wear
,
wear down
,
wear on
,
wear out
,
weary
,
wilt
,
wind
,
wing
,
wreck
extenuate
collapse
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
allow for
,
apologize
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
color
,
constrain
,
control
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
devitalize
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
explain
,
gloss over
,
gruel
,
ignore
,
justify
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lay low
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
make allowance for
,
mince
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
play down
,
qualify
,
rationalize
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
remit
,
restrain
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
slur over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soften up
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
sugarcoat
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
underplay
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
varnish
,
veneer
,
water down
,
weaken
,
white
,
whiten
,
whitewash
tune down
collapse
related words >
abate
,
abridge
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
compress
,
constrain
,
control
,
curtail
,
cushion
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
diminish
,
downgrade
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
extenuate
,
fluff
,
gentle
,
keep within bounds
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limber
,
limber up
,
listen in
,
loosen
,
lower
,
mash
,
massage
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
pare
,
play down
,
plump
,
pulp
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
relax
,
restrain
,
retrench
,
roll back
,
scale down
,
shake up
,
shorten
,
simplify
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smash
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soften up
,
squash
,
step down
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
supple
,
suppress
,
take from
,
tame
,
temper
,
tenderize
,
tone down
,
tune in
,
tune up
,
underplay
,
weaken
paralyze
collapse
cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
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KO
,
amaze
,
anesthetize
,
appall
,
astonish
,
astound
,
awe
,
awestrike
,
bedaze
,
bedazzle
,
bemuse
,
benumb
,
besot
,
bewilder
,
blunt
,
boggle
,
bowl down
,
bowl over
,
chloroform
,
close
,
coldcock
,
confound
,
cripple
,
daunt
,
daze
,
dazzle
,
deaden
,
deflate
,
demolish
,
desensitize
,
destroy
,
disable
,
disarm
,
dismay
,
dope
,
drug
,
dull
,
dumbfound
,
dumbfounder
,
enchain
,
enfeeble
,
etherize
,
flabbergast
,
freeze
,
gag
,
hamstring
,
handcuff
,
hobble
,
hog-tie
,
horrify
,
immobilize
,
incapacitate
,
kayo
,
knock out
,
knock senseless
,
knock stiff
,
knock unconscious
,
lay out
,
manacle
,
muzzle
,
narcotize
,
nonplus
,
numb
,
obtund
,
overwhelm
,
palsy
,
perplex
,
petrify
,
prostrate
,
put to sleep
,
scare stiff
,
scare to death
,
shock
,
shut down
,
silence
,
stagger
,
startle
,
strangle
,
strike dead
,
strike dumb
,
strike terror into
,
strike with wonder
,
stun
,
stupefy
,
surprise
,
terrify
,
throttle
,
truss up
,
weaken
take the edge off
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
blunt
,
calm
,
chasten
,
conciliate
,
constrain
,
control
,
cool
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defuse
,
devitalize
,
diminish
,
disedge
,
downplay
,
draw the teeth
,
dulcify
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
gruel
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lay low
,
lay the dust
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
pacify
,
palliate
,
placate
,
play down
,
pour balm on
,
propitiate
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
repress
,
restrain
,
retund
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smooth
,
smooth down
,
smooth over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soften up
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tranquilize
,
tune down
,
turn
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
underplay
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
cripple
collapse
someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
related words >
abate
,
amputee
,
attenuate
,
blunt
,
bugger
,
burden
,
castrate
,
cramp
,
cumber
,
damage
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-energize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defective
,
deformity
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
disarm
,
disenable
,
dismember
,
drain
,
dull
,
emasculate
,
embarrass
,
encumber
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fetter
,
gruel
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
handicapped person
,
hobble
,
hors de combat
,
idiot
,
imbecile
,
immobilize
,
impair
,
impede
,
inactivate
,
incapable
,
incapacitate
,
involve
,
kibosh
,
lame
,
lay low
,
lime
,
lumber
,
maim
,
mayhem
,
mitigate
,
mutilate
,
net
,
paralytic
,
paraplegic
,
press down
,
prostrate
,
put
,
quadriplegic
,
queer
,
queer the works
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
sabotage
,
saddle with
,
sap
,
shackle
,
shake
,
shake up
,
snarl
,
soften up
,
spike
,
tangle
,
the crippled
,
the handicapped
,
toil
,
trammel
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unfit
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
,
weigh down
,
wing
,
wreck
soften up
collapse
related words >
abate
,
affect
,
attenuate
,
beleaguer
,
bend
,
beset
,
besiege
,
bias
,
blarney
,
blockade
,
blunt
,
butter
,
butter up
,
color
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
devitalize
,
dispose
,
dull
,
ease
,
encircle
,
encompass
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
envelop
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fluff
,
gentle
,
get around
,
gruel
,
harass
,
harry
,
honey
,
incline
,
induce
,
influence
,
invest
,
jolly
,
kid along
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay it on
,
lay low
,
lay siege to
,
lead
,
limber
,
limber up
,
loosen
,
mash
,
massage
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
mollify
,
move
,
oil
,
overdo it
,
persuade
,
play up to
,
plump
,
predispose
,
prompt
,
pulp
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
relax
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
smash
,
soap
,
soft-soap
,
soften
,
squash
,
string along
,
stroke
,
subdue
,
supple
,
surround
,
sway
,
tenderize
,
tinge
,
tone
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
,
wear down
,
weigh with
,
work
tone down
collapse
make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
related words >
abate
,
achromatize
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
atone
,
attemper
,
attune
,
baffle
,
bank the fire
,
blanch
,
bleach
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
chord
,
constrain
,
control
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deafen
,
decolor
,
decolorize
,
dim
,
diminish
,
discolor
,
downplay
,
drain
,
drain of color
,
dull
,
ease
,
etiolate
,
extenuate
,
fade
,
fluff
,
fume
,
gentle
,
keep within bounds
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limber
,
limber up
,
loosen
,
mash
,
massage
,
mat
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
muffle
,
mute
,
obtund
,
pale
,
palliate
,
peroxide
,
play down
,
plump
,
pulp
,
put in tune
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
relax
,
restrain
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smash
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soften up
,
squash
,
stifle
,
stop
,
string
,
subdue
,
supple
,
suppress
,
tame
,
tarnish
,
temper
,
tenderize
,
tone up
,
tune
,
tune down
,
tune up
,
underplay
,
voice
,
wash out
,
weaken
,
whiten
lighten
collapse
become lighter; "The room lightened up"
become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
be light
,
beacon
,
blunt
,
break
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
chasten
,
cheer up
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dawn
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enlighten
,
extenuate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
gladden
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
have little weight
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
irradiate
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
light
,
light up
,
luminate
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
overshine
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
relume
,
relumine
,
restrain
,
set at ease
,
shed light upon
,
shine
,
shine upon
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smile
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
spotlight
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
thin
,
throw light upon
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unfreight
,
unlade
,
unload
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
diminish
collapse
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
related words >
abase
,
abash
,
abate
,
abbreviate
,
ablate
,
abrade
,
abridge
,
abstract
,
abuse
,
adjust to
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
allow for
,
alter
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
be eaten away
,
belittle
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
boil down
,
box in
,
bring down
,
bring low
,
chasten
,
cheapen
,
circumscribe
,
clip
,
close
,
color
,
compress
,
condense
,
condition
,
confine
,
constrain
,
constrict
,
consume
,
consume away
,
contract
,
control
,
corrode
,
crop
,
crumble
,
crush
,
curtail
,
cushion
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
debase
,
decline
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
degrade
,
deliquesce
,
demean
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
derogate
,
desiccate
,
detract
,
detract from
,
devalue
,
die away
,
die out
,
discredit
,
dismiss
,
disparage
,
dispraise
,
dive
,
dock
,
downgrade
,
downplay
,
drain
,
draw in
,
drift away
,
droop
,
drop
,
drop off
,
dry up
,
dull
,
dump
,
dump on
,
dwindle
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
ease off
,
eat away
,
ebb
,
erode
,
extenuate
,
extract
,
fade
,
fade away
,
fall
,
fall away
,
fall off
,
file away
,
flag
,
foment
,
give relief
,
gloss over
,
go
,
go away
,
go in
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
humiliate
,
ignore
,
impair
,
keep within bounds
,
languish
,
lay
,
leach
,
leaven
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
let up
,
lighten
,
limit
,
lop
,
lower
,
lull
,
make allowance for
,
melt away
,
mince
,
minify
,
minimize
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
move away
,
move off
,
narrow
,
numb
,
obtund
,
pad
,
palliate
,
pare
,
peter out
,
pine
,
play down
,
plummet
,
plunge
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
prune
,
pull away
,
purify
,
put down
,
qualify
,
recede
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
refine
,
regulate by
,
reject
,
relieve
,
remove
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
retire
,
retreat
,
retrench
,
retrocede
,
roll back
,
rub away
,
run low
,
sag
,
salve
,
scale down
,
sear
,
season
,
set conditions
,
set down
,
set limits
,
shorten
,
shrink
,
shrivel
,
simplify
,
sink
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
slur over
,
smother
,
snape
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stand off
,
step down
,
stifle
,
straiten
,
stupe
,
subduct
,
subdue
,
subside
,
subtract
,
suppress
,
tail off
,
take away
,
take down
,
take from
,
tame
,
taper
,
taper off
,
temper
,
thin
,
thin out
,
tone down
,
trip up
,
truncate
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
varnish
,
vitiate
,
wane
,
waste
,
waste away
,
weaken
,
wear
,
wear away
,
weed
,
whitewash
,
widen the distance
,
wilt
,
wind down
,
withdraw
,
wither
,
wizen
,
write off
stun
collapse
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
related words >
KO
,
amaze
,
anesthetize
,
appall
,
astonish
,
astound
,
awake the dead
,
awe
,
awestrike
,
bedaze
,
bedazzle
,
bemuse
,
benumb
,
besot
,
bewilder
,
blast
,
blast the ear
,
blunt
,
boggle
,
boom
,
bowl down
,
bowl over
,
chloroform
,
coldcock
,
confound
,
crash
,
crescendo
,
daze
,
dazzle
,
deaden
,
deafen
,
desensitize
,
din
,
discombobulate
,
dope
,
drug
,
dull
,
dumbfound
,
dumbfounder
,
electrify
,
etherize
,
fill the air
,
flabbergast
,
freeze
,
frighten
,
horrify
,
jar
,
jolt
,
kayo
,
knock out
,
knock senseless
,
knock stiff
,
knock unconscious
,
lay out
,
narcotize
,
nonplus
,
numb
,
obtund
,
overcome
,
overwhelm
,
palsy
,
paralyze
,
peal
,
perplex
,
petrify
,
put to sleep
,
rattle the windows
,
rend the air
,
rend the ears
,
resound
,
ring
,
rise
,
rock the sky
,
scare stiff
,
scare to death
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shock
,
split the eardrums
,
split the ears
,
stagger
,
startle
,
startle the echoes
,
strike dead
,
strike dumb
,
strike terror into
,
strike with wonder
,
stupefy
,
surge
,
surprise
,
swell
,
take aback
,
terrify
,
thunder
lay low
collapse
related words >
abate
,
align
,
attenuate
,
blow down
,
blow over
,
blow to pieces
,
blow up
,
blunt
,
bowl down
,
bowl over
,
brain
,
bring down
,
bulldog
,
burn to death
,
cast down
,
chop down
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cut down
,
cut to pieces
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dash down
,
deaden
,
deal a deathblow
,
debilitate
,
deck
,
devitalize
,
disintegrate
,
down
,
drop
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
equalize
,
even
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fell
,
fetch down
,
flatten
,
floor
,
flush
,
frag
,
give the quietus
,
grade
,
ground
,
gruel
,
gun down
,
hew down
,
incinerate
,
jugulate
,
knock down
,
knock over
,
lapidate
,
lay
,
lay down
,
lay flat
,
lay level
,
lay out
,
level
,
mitigate
,
mow
,
mow down
,
pistol
,
poleax
,
precipitate
,
prostrate
,
pull down
,
rase
,
rattle
,
raze
,
reduce
,
riddle
,
roll
,
roll flat
,
sap
,
send headlong
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shoot
,
shoot down
,
shoot to death
,
shotgun
,
silence
,
smooth
,
smooth out
,
smoothen
,
soften up
,
spread-eagle
,
stab to death
,
steamroll
,
steamroller
,
stone
,
stone to death
,
strike dead
,
supinate
,
take down
,
take off
,
throw
,
throw down
,
topple
,
trip
,
tumble
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
vaporize
,
weaken
,
whack down
unman
collapse
cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"
related words >
abase
,
abate
,
affright
,
alarm
,
attenuate
,
beat down
,
bend
,
blunt
,
break
,
break down
,
bring low
,
bring to terms
,
browbeat
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
castrate
,
clamp down on
,
coerce
,
compel
,
conquer
,
cow
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
crush
,
curdle the blood
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dash
,
daunt
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
degrade
,
demasculinize
,
demoralize
,
deplete
,
desex
,
desexualize
,
despotize
,
devitalize
,
disqualify
,
disquiet
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
drain
,
dull
,
effeminize
,
emasculate
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
enslave
,
etiolate
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fright
,
frighten
,
funk
,
grind
,
grind down
,
gruel
,
henpeck
,
horripilate
,
humble
,
humiliate
,
impoverish
,
intimidate
,
keep down
,
keep under
,
knock down
,
lay low
,
lord it over
,
make one tremble
,
master
,
mitigate
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overcome
,
overmaster
,
override
,
overwhelm
,
paralyze
,
press heavy on
,
prostrate
,
psych out
,
quell
,
raise apprehensions
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
repress
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
sap
,
scare
,
shake
,
shake up
,
soften up
,
spook
,
stagger
,
startle
,
sterilize
,
subdue
,
subjugate
,
suppress
,
terrorize
,
trample down
,
trample underfoot
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread underfoot
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
undo
,
unfit
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
upset
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weaken
,
weigh heavy on
baffle
collapse
a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
check the emission of (sound)
related words >
addle
,
amaze
,
babble
,
bafflement
,
balk
,
ball up
,
bamboozle
,
be Greek to
,
be beyond one
,
be too deep
,
beat
,
beat one
,
befuddle
,
bewilderment
,
bilk
,
blast
,
boggle
,
bother
,
brave
,
buffalo
,
cast down
,
challenge
,
checkmate
,
circumvent
,
confound
,
confoundment
,
confront
,
confuse
,
confusion
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
countermand
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dash
,
daze
,
deaden
,
deafen
,
defeat
,
defeat expectation
,
defy
,
destroy
,
dilemma
,
disappoint
,
discomfit
,
discomposure
,
disconcert
,
disconcertedness
,
disconcertion
,
disconcertment
,
discountenance
,
dish
,
disillusion
,
disrupt
,
dissatisfy
,
disturbance
,
dull
,
dumbfound
,
elude
,
embarrass
,
embarrassment
,
enigma
,
escape one
,
faze
,
fix
,
floor
,
flummox
,
fog
,
foil
,
frustrate
,
fuddle
,
get
,
gibber
,
jam
,
keep in suspense
,
knock the chocks
,
let down
,
lick
,
lose one
,
maze
,
mix up
,
muddle
,
muffle
,
mute
,
mystery
,
mystify
,
need explanation
,
nonplus
,
not make sense
,
not penetrate
,
pass comprehension
,
perplex
,
perplexity
,
perturbation
,
pickle
,
plight
,
pother
,
predicament
,
problem
,
puzzle
,
puzzlement
,
quandary
,
rattle
,
riddle
,
ruin
,
sabotage
,
scotch
,
scrape
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
speak in tongues
,
spike
,
spoil
,
stew
,
stick
,
stonewall
,
stop
,
stump
,
subdue
,
talk double Dutch
,
tantalize
,
tease
,
throw
,
thwart
,
tone down
,
unassuredness
,
upset
muffle
collapse
a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
related words >
acoustic tile
,
antiknock
,
antlia
,
apply to
,
baffle
,
baffler
,
beak
,
beezer
,
bill
,
black out
,
blanket
,
block
,
bugle
,
bundle up
,
canopy
,
censor
,
choke
,
choke off
,
cloak
,
clothe
,
cloud
,
conceal
,
conk
,
cope
,
cover
,
cover up
,
cowl
,
curtain
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dampener
,
damper
,
deaden
,
deafen
,
dull
,
dumbfound
,
eclipse
,
enfold
,
enshroud
,
envelop
,
film
,
gag
,
hap
,
hood
,
hugger-mugger
,
hush
,
hush up
,
hush-hush
,
hushcloth
,
kill
,
lay on
,
lay over
,
mantle
,
mask
,
mellow
,
muffle up
,
muffler
,
mute
,
muzzle
,
nares
,
neb
,
nib
,
nose
,
nostrils
,
nozzle
,
obduce
,
obscure
,
occult
,
olfactory organ
,
overlay
,
overspread
,
pecker
,
proboscis
,
protect
,
put on
,
put to silence
,
quash
,
quiet
,
quieten
,
quietener
,
repress
,
rhinarium
,
rostrum
,
schnozzle
,
screen
,
scum
,
shield
,
shroud
,
shush
,
shut down on
,
silence
,
silence cloth
,
silencer
,
sit on
,
smeller
,
smother
,
snoot
,
snout
,
soft pedal
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
sordine
,
sordino
,
sound-absorbing material
,
soundproofing
,
soundproofing insulation
,
sourdine
,
spread over
,
squash
,
squelch
,
stifle
,
still
,
stop
,
strangle
,
strike dumb
,
subdue
,
superimpose
,
superpose
,
suppress
,
swaddle
,
swathe
,
throttle
,
tone down
,
trunk
,
veil
,
wrap
,
wrap up
kayo
collapse
related words >
Cadmean victory
,
KO
,
Pyrrhic victory
,
anesthetize
,
ascendancy
,
bedaze
,
benumb
,
besot
,
blackout
,
blunt
,
call off
,
cancel
,
catalepsy
,
catatonia
,
catatony
,
championship
,
chloroform
,
clincher
,
coldcock
,
coma
,
complete
,
conquest
,
cook
,
crusher
,
deaden
,
death stroke
,
deathblow
,
defeat
,
delete
,
desensitize
,
dish
,
dispose of
,
do for
,
do in
,
dope
,
drop the curtain
,
drug
,
dull
,
easy victory
,
end off
,
end-all
,
ender
,
etherize
,
expunge
,
extinguish
,
faint
,
final stroke
,
finalize
,
finish
,
finisher
,
finishing stroke
,
fix
,
fold up
,
freeze
,
get it over
,
get over with
,
get through with
,
give the quietus
,
grand slam
,
grayout
,
kayo punch
,
kibosh
,
kill
,
knock out
,
knock senseless
,
knock stiff
,
knock unconscious
,
knockout
,
knockout blow
,
landslide
,
landslide victory
,
last dab
,
lay out
,
lipothymia
,
lipothymy
,
mastery
,
moral victory
,
narcotize
,
nirvana
,
nirvana principle
,
nothingness
,
numb
,
oblivion
,
obliviousness
,
obtund
,
palsy
,
paralyze
,
perfect
,
picnic
,
polish off
,
pushover
,
put paid to
,
put to sleep
,
quietus
,
runaway victory
,
scrag
,
scuttle
,
semiconsciousness
,
senselessness
,
settle
,
settler
,
shoot down
,
sink
,
sleep
,
sockdolager
,
stopper
,
stun
,
stupefy
,
stupor
,
subdual
,
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,
success
,
swoon
,
syncope
,
torpedo
,
total victory
,
triumph
,
unconsciousness
,
undo
,
victory
,
walkaway
,
walkover
,
win
,
winning
,
winning streak
,
wipe out
,
zap
KO
collapse
related words >
Cadmean victory
,
Pyrrhic victory
,
anesthetize
,
ascendancy
,
bedaze
,
benumb
,
besot
,
blackout
,
blunt
,
call off
,
cancel
,
catalepsy
,
catatonia
,
catatony
,
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,
chloroform
,
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,
coldcock
,
coma
,
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,
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,
cook
,
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,
deaden
,
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,
deathblow
,
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,
delete
,
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,
dish
,
dispose of
,
do for
,
do in
,
dope
,
drop the curtain
,
drug
,
dull
,
easy victory
,
end off
,
end-all
,
ender
,
etherize
,
expunge
,
extinguish
,
faint
,
final stroke
,
finalize
,
finish
,
finisher
,
finishing stroke
,
fix
,
fold up
,
freeze
,
get it over
,
get over with
,
get through with
,
give the quietus
,
grand slam
,
grayout
,
kayo
,
kayo punch
,
kibosh
,
kill
,
knock out
,
knock senseless
,
knock stiff
,
knock unconscious
,
knockout
,
knockout blow
,
landslide
,
landslide victory
,
last dab
,
lay out
,
lipothymia
,
lipothymy
,
mastery
,
moral victory
,
narcotize
,
nirvana
,
nirvana principle
,
nothingness
,
numb
,
oblivion
,
obliviousness
,
obtund
,
palsy
,
paralyze
,
perfect
,
picnic
,
polish off
,
pushover
,
put paid to
,
put to sleep
,
quietus
,
runaway victory
,
scrag
,
scuttle
,
semiconsciousness
,
senselessness
,
settle
,
settler
,
shoot down
,
sink
,
sleep
,
sockdolager
,
stopper
,
stun
,
stupefy
,
stupor
,
subdual
,
subduing
,
success
,
swoon
,
syncope
,
torpedo
,
total victory
,
triumph
,
unconsciousness
,
undo
,
victory
,
walkaway
,
walkover
,
win
,
winning
,
winning streak
,
wipe out
,
zap
modulate
collapse
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adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"
related words >
abate
,
accommodate
,
adapt
,
adjust
,
adjust to
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
alter
,
ameliorate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
balance
,
bank the fire
,
be changed
,
be converted into
,
be renewed
,
better
,
blunt
,
bottom out
,
box in
,
break
,
break up
,
change
,
chasten
,
checker
,
chop
,
chop and change
,
circumscribe
,
come about
,
come around
,
come round
,
condition
,
constrain
,
control
,
convert
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deform
,
degenerate
,
denature
,
deteriorate
,
deviate
,
diminish
,
diverge
,
diversify
,
downplay
,
dull
,
extenuate
,
fit
,
flop
,
haul around
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
improve
,
inflect
,
intonate
,
jibe
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
leaven
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limit
,
lower
,
meliorate
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
mutate
,
narrow
,
obtund
,
overthrow
,
palliate
,
play down
,
qualify
,
re-create
,
realign
,
rebuild
,
reconstruct
,
redesign
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
refit
,
reform
,
regulate
,
regulate by
,
remake
,
renew
,
reshape
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
restructure
,
revamp
,
revive
,
ring the changes
,
season
,
set
,
set conditions
,
set limits
,
shift
,
shift the scene
,
shuffle the cards
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
subvert
,
suppress
,
swerve
,
tack
,
take a turn
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune
,
tune down
,
turn
,
turn aside
,
turn into
,
turn the corner
,
turn the scale
,
turn the tables
,
turn the tide
,
turn upside down
,
undergo a change
,
underplay
,
vary
,
veer
,
warp
,
weaken
,
work a change
,
worsen
slow down
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
arrest
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
backpedal
,
backwater
,
bank the fire
,
block
,
blunt
,
bog down
,
boycott
,
brake
,
bridle
,
chasten
,
check
,
clip the wings
,
confine
,
constrain
,
contain
,
control
,
cool
,
cool off
,
curb
,
curtail
,
curtail expenses
,
cut back
,
cut corners
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deadlock
,
decelerate
,
decrease
,
delay
,
detain
,
diminish
,
dompt
,
downplay
,
drag
,
draw rein
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease off
,
ease up
,
enjoin
,
extenuate
,
go on strike
,
go out
,
govern
,
guard
,
halt
,
hang up
,
hinder
,
hold
,
hold at bay
,
hold back
,
hold fast
,
hold in
,
hold in check
,
hold in leash
,
hold out
,
hold up
,
impede
,
inhibit
,
keep
,
keep back
,
keep from
,
keep in
,
keep in check
,
keep under control
,
keep within bounds
,
lag
,
lay
,
lay under restraint
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
let down
,
let up
,
let up on
,
lighten
,
lock out
,
lose ground
,
lose momentum
,
lose speed
,
make late
,
mire
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
obstruct
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
pare down expenses
,
picket
,
play down
,
prohibit
,
pull
,
pull in
,
qualify
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reef
,
rein
,
rein in
,
relax
,
restrain
,
retard
,
retrench
,
revolt
,
roll back
,
set back
,
shut it down
,
sit down
,
slack
,
slack off
,
slack up
,
slacken
,
slow
,
slow up
,
smother
,
snub
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
stall
,
stay
,
stifle
,
stop
,
straiten
,
strike
,
stymie
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
take a reef
,
take in sail
,
tame
,
temper
,
throttle down
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbend
,
underplay
,
unlax
,
unwind
,
walk out
,
weaken
,
withhold
first
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