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abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

orb collapse: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

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"

retard collapse: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"; be delayed

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

flatten collapse: lower the pitch of (musical notes); become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"; make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

fluid collapse: a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas; a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure; subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"; affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"; in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"; characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

gag collapse: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting; make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit; cause to retch or choke; struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"; make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"; tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"; prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

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