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dampening diluting dimming diminishing mitigating moderating modulating playing down restraining softening tempering weakening chilling out clouding darkening deepening reducing shading sobering soft-pedalling soft-pedaling subduing lessening easing deadening relieving allaying abating alleviating mollifying dulling assuaging soothing decreasing palliating calming cushioning blunting lightening taking the edge off checking curbing quelling suppressing quieting pacifying modifying cooling stilling lulling smothering stifling damping lenifying attenuating tranquilizing muffling controlling regulating quietening lowering helping muting mellowing damping down numbing appeasing relaxing repressing placating sweetening taking the sting out bridling containing constraining buffering composing gentling watering down taming killing taking the bite out cooling out pouring oil on silencing inhibiting governing adjusting holding smoothing measuring masking ruling benumbing keeping qualifying extenuating slaking blanketing revamping switching transmogrifying satisfying anaesthetizing obtunding quenching pulling in putting an end to putting a damper on keeping in check making nice holding back restricting ameliorating reining in anesthetizing remitting reducing the force of commuting excusing paralysing addressing slackening improving absorbing taking pressure off laying off making weaker diffusing disempowering letting up on comforting fixing up breaking dulcifying holding in mincing temperating taking sting out patching things up gruntling keeping under control meeting halfway blurring muddying up curtailing depreciating cutting depressing minimizing interning keeping down trammelling trammeling limiting confining easing off putting damper on de-escalating putting the lid on making less intense winding down ebbing minimising getting rid of paralyzing putting a lid on putting a stop to filling surfeiting conquering dispelling overcoming sapping banishing dissipating dismissing licking disciplining impairing thinning destroying eliminating cauterizing sating driving off squaring driving away putting to rest reducing something chasing away playing up to attuning balancing humbling depleting getting the better of reclaiming cowing busting getting a grip on undermining desensitising crippling disabling cauterising hebetating debilitating desensitizing enfeebling harmonizing setting tuning varying tweaking shifting inflecting amending changing harmonising altering fine-tuning adapting revising toning admixing defusing detracting from fine tuning making reasonable taking the bite out of monkeying around with taking the sting out of

de-emphasizing downplaying glossing over underemphasizing detracting from diminishing downgrading making light of making little of making nothing of minimising minimizing shrugging off soft-pedalling soft-pedaling trivialising trivializing underplaying understating belittling decrying deprecating disparaging setting little store by setting no store by slighting talking down underestimating underrating undervaluing derogating pooh-poohing scoffing at sneering at thinking little of playing down lessening devaluing moderating mitigating whitewashing softening deemphasizing minifying misprizing qualifying palliating holding cheap reducing dismissing weakening discounting extenuating cheapening laughing off treating lightly sugarcoating tempering minimalizing brushing aside brushing off making light selling short prettifying treating as unimportant blue-penciling subduing blue-pencilling euphemizing shushing putting on the soft pedal going easy modulating restraining giving a lower profile giving little weight to attaching little importance to thinking nothing of denigrating dissing depreciating running down putting down bad-mouthing defaming discrediting trashing deriding vilifying rubbishing panning crying down having a go at slagging off scorning criticizing slamming knocking maligning slurring slating abusing trash-talking pulling apart criticising doing a hatchet job on demeaning reviling vilipending dispraising casting aspersions on degrading kissing off dragging through the mud hitting out at lowering bashing smearing marginalizing roasting aspersing picking holes in taking to pieces marginalising dumping on tearing down ridiculing censuring condemning slandering mocking detracting deflating insulting vituperating pouring scorn on doing down speaking ill of attacking traducing flaming calumniating shooting down speaking badly of pulling to pieces tearing into taking down taking down a peg disgracing debasing humiliating blasting disdaining humbling denouncing laughing at faulting bagging pummelling pummeling scorching compromising rapping contemning throwing brickbats at finding fault with look down one's nose at taking a swipe at cutting down to size libeling impugning libelling questioning subordinating sneering mistrusting repudiating knocking off bringing down writing down putting hooks in skewering giving comeuppance putting away slinging mud at knocking off high horse poormouthing hammering devaluating throwing mud at laying into speaking evil of lambasting ripping squashing squelching blistering savaging cutting to the quick shooting full of holes reprehending blaming reprobating slagging denunciating shaming flaying skinning carping mauling cavilling caviling dishonoring finding fault picking to pieces talking something down cavilling at jeering at giving something a battering giving a bad press to nit-picking carping at dishonouring smirching sullying stigmatizing tarnishing staining besmirching abasing tainting taking away from chastening sinking fouling reproaching soiling besmearing exposing disfavoring disesteeming giving a bad name showing in a bad light bringing into disrepute bringing shame upon disfavouring blackening someone's name reflecting badly on showing up bringing into disfavour stigmatising putting in a bad light dragging through the mire spurning discountenancing looking down on clamoring against

reducing turning down hushing lowering muffling muting decreasing quietening silencing suppressing dampening deadening lessening muzzling softening squelching stifling subduing decreasing the volume keeping it down mellowing piping down putting damper on putting the lid on stilling quieting extinguishing smothering shushing dulling gagging quelling masking shutting up damping down dumbing drowning quieting down drowning out settling throttling tongue-tying making quiet striking dumb holding one's tongue dummying up hushing one's mouth clamming up making inaudible modulating quietening down moderating diminishing damping checking chillin cooling chilling blunting calming discouraging restraining tempering deterring curbing quenching numbing cauterizing limiting inhibiting benumbing blanketing dashing overcoming stamping out throwing cold water on cauterising clouding allaying putting a damper on pouring cold water on soft-pedalling soft-pedaling censoring quashing lulling cutting off sitting on saying nothing burking making quieter debriefing decreasing volume hushing up clamming overawing choking falling silent bottling up stopping talking canning it quitting chattering holding tongue shutting it choking off closing up keeping the lid on sealing somebody's lips putting a gag on no-platforming keeping trap shut cutting short drying up cooling it putting a sock in it

reducing lessening lowering decreasing diminishing minimising minimizing tapering depleting easing curtailing cutting limiting moderating lightening mitigating scaling down cutting back cutting down quelling abating alleviating curbing dialing down downscaling tempering axing dropping paring rolling back slashing winding down attenuating bringing down clipping couching declining decrementing de-escalating denting relaxing restraining tapering off waning casting down degrading depressing devaluating downgrading dropping off drying up dwindling easing off ebbing eroding extenuating making cutbacks in marking down minifying petering out sinking slackening slowing down tailing off taking down trimming trimming back trimming down amortising amortizing diluting impairing making less making smaller qualifying stepping down taking the edge off tightening weakening running down downsizing softening assuaging palliating dulling allaying dampening contracting knocking down shrinking blunting paring down mollifying narrowing subsiding deadening relieving soothing slowing truncating abridging depreciating discounting modulating slaking fading receding falling relenting remitting wearing down wearing away turning down subduing dying away ratcheting down letting up phasing down falling away dying down growing less dying out calming regulating appeasing shortening muting muffling damping checking pruning taming cushioning cutting down on cutting back on making fewer rationing restricting slumping plummetting plummeting plunging slimming down taking the bite out taking the sting out sparing settling revising shaving euphemizing damping down stifling rounding down whittling down running low slackening off becoming smaller growing smaller becoming less falling off controlling modifying palling holding back mincing playing down calming down draining away dropping away retrenching abbreviating breaking devaluing cheapening putting down docking deflating undervaluing demoting reducing greatly rationalizing economizing deducting rationalising economising constricting writing down making reductions in undermining sapping causing to fall retrenching on keeping down keeping to a minimum keeping at a minimum easing up on disempowering wasting rebating decaying draining drooping quieting degenerating scaling back trimming away phasing out rolling down tuning down budget cutting making weaker slacking off evaporating tailing away deteriorating narrowing down shrivelling losing edge withering shriveling crumbling making lighter petering comforting uplighting disburdening thinning unburdening levitating shifting unloading emptying jettisoning taking changing facilitating removing disencumbering upraising eradicating ameliorating freeing reducing weight pouring out throwing out putting off taking a load off

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darkening blackening obscuring shading clouding dimming eclipsing fogging shadowing beclouding dusking overshadowing bedimming befogging blearing blurring deepening dislimning hazing misting overcasting overclouding shrouding blacking out closing in louring fuzzing up graying greying growing black growing blacker growing dark growing darker making black making blacker making dark making dim murking obfuscating clouding over growing dim making darker becoming shaded clouding up casting a shadow

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