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Verb
▲
Make slightly wet
moisten
bedew
damp
wet
humidify
water
dew
irrigate
besprinkle
humect
humify
sparge
spray
dabble
rinse
sprinkle
make damp
soak
saturate
drench
splash
moisturizeUS
moisturiseUK
douse
waterlog
bathe
sop
wash
steep
make wet
submerge
dunk
plunge
slosh
duck
slop
submerse
lave
sink
bespatter
clean
cleanse
dash
plash
lower
lap
marinate
sluice
macerate
immerge
seethe
wet through
flush
swash
bath
cover
strew
pitch
get wet
suffuse
scatter
slabber
pickle
imbrue
daub
spritz
infuse
wash out
merge
mark
speckle
scrub
soap
smear
stain
sponge
launder
tub
splodge
blotch
swill
scour
disinfect
swab
swill down
sluice down
shampoo
rinse out
swamp
snuff
squench
permeate
taste
tongue
atomize
diffuse
brine
marinade
asperse
preserve
wet thoroughly
reach into
plunge into water
pour
teem
seep
throw
wade
wallow
lather
bring water to
make fertile
do the laundry
do the dishes
dry-clean
overwhelm
transfuse
sate
penetrate
douche
percolate
satiate
surfeit
imbathe
brush
slurp
scrub down
imbibe
soften
assimilate
infiltrate
wipe
immerse yourself
lip
splat
starch
soil
dirty
wash off
purify
out
wash lightly
shine
speck
pour on
pour into
bubble
float
flush away
flush out
mottle
take a shower
wash up
clean up
take a bath
freshen up
brush up
fresh up
fleck
sponge down
wash down
get water on
bedabble
bestrew
splotch
throw liquid
spangle
discharge
disperse
stipple
splutter
spot
broadcast
dot
polka-dot
smudge
dribble
sputter
emit
more ❯
“Rain helping to dampen the fire that was raging out of control there last week.”
Verb
▲
Make less strong or intense
dull
reduce
deaden
moderate
check
damp
diminish
lessen
blunt
chill
cool
decrease
stifle
calm
discourage
lower
muffle
restrain
smother
curb
damp down
deter
extinguish
mute
quench
suppress
temper
benumb
blanket
cauteriseUK
cauterizeUS
dash
inhibit
limit
numb
overcome
quieten
silence
stamp out
still
tone down
allay
cloud
put a damper on
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
trim
slim down
mark down
restrict
qualify
scale down
extenuate
devalue
retrench
devaluate
pare
make cutbacks in
axeUK
downgrade
shorten
whittle down
axUS
break
hold back
bring down
cheapen
contain
salami-slice
ameliorate
clip
shave
comfort
step down
cut back on
write off
smooth
whitewash
hinder
stay
adjust
loosen
regulate
downplay
drain
rationalizeUS
write down
excuse
salve
let up on
disempower
minify
remove
constrict
slack
rationaliseUK
arrest
disintegrate
waste
slow down
loose
vary
deduct
take down
take off
change
cure
put down
halt
make reductions in
ease up on
make light of
satiate
dam
stem
subtract
empty
block
release
bleed
enervate
couch
staunch
adulterate
economize on
stanch
gratify
etiolate
dissipate
delay
neutralizeUS
crumble
eliminate
heal
dissolve
justify
debase
detain
untighten
handicap
vitiate
gloss over
trim back
trim down
devour
undervalue
decelerate
moisten
commute
deodorizeUS
keep down
balance
revise
tighten
impede
devalorize
whiten
dock
make weaker
neutraliseUK
obstruct
take
deemphasize
vindicate
facilitate
disburden
free
varnish
rebate
knock off
adapt
improve
cut down on
stall
nurse
explain away
content
deteriorate
succorUS
de-emphasize
cool out
hold up
set back
resolve
shift
hamper
prevent
decay
postpone
take away
gloze over
deodoriseUK
whittle away
revamp
transmogrify
switch
reconcile
alter
round down
doctor
keep back
interrupt
quieten down
aid
assist
run down
solace
succourUK
console
scale back
rein in
retardate
mire
ease up
phase out
patch things up
break up
loiter
choke
waste away
tune down
take a load off
interfere with
eat away
balm
bog down
ration
scale something down
diffuse
spare
prostrate
address
euphemize
whittle
slenderize
blur
make fewer
restraint
dip
rarefy
offset
dulcify
foreshorten
refresh
relaxed
miniaturizeUS
rob
subvert
fall off
abbreviate
demote
indulge
meet
fulfilUK
conciliate
lace
extend
sophisticate
nose dive
retrench on
reduce punishment
fix up
withstand
resist
oppose
slim
treat
propitiate
muddy up
miniaturiseUK
reduce greatly
invalidate
take pressure off
mince
make less formal
make less strict
take sting out
reduce the force of
worsen
take the heat off
crop
chop
compress
stabilizeUS
arrange
omit
delete
confine
admix
lay off
attune
condense
lower in price
tenderizeUS
melt
constrain
fulfillUS
glut
gorge
attend
protect against
order
organizeUS
lop off
lop
circumscribe
make conditional
save
stabiliseUK
demilitarizeUS
lower in value
demilitariseUK
rescue
recover
thin out
disarm
harmonizeUS
yield
tenderiseUK
give
knead
bend
thaw
mash
cause to fall
bridle
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
brighten
concentrate
shear
bring to a standstill
make lighter
keep at a minimum
keep to a minimum
add reservations to
add to
humourUK
win over
remedy
nourish
defend against
shield against
counteract
corrode
withdraw
cloak
govern
crush
master
economizeUS
soften up
tone
set
tune
fine tune
make reasonable
punctuate
make peace with
do
humorUS
economiseUK
make additions to
safeguard against
disguise
liss
design
becalm
plan
frame
construct
lullaby
lick
rehabilitate
make better
become tender
monkey around with
add a rider to
inflect
take from
disencumber
levitate
upraise
jettison
eradicate
unload
unburden
uplight
gnaw
eat
meet halfway
make matters up
be enough
accede to somebody's demands
camouflage
slap down
keep in check
snuff out
bring respite to
expend
shape
form
concoct
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
clear the air
smooth out
take the heat
abrade
bring aid to
make bearable
bring an end to
make something bearable
bring aid
take load off
debit
abstract
clog
brake
amend
fine-tune
tweak
strike off
harmoniseUK
airbrush
spend
clamp down on
crack down on
prettify
veneer
gloze
screen
white
dissemble
veil
condone
exculpate
sugarcoat
give a lower profile
attach little importance to
think nothing of
give little weight to
talk down
encumber
work out
set out
simmer down
map out
put together
make up
marshallUS
hold in
marshalUK
dispose
organiseUK
evacuate
use up
withhold
minus
allow
bate
keep the lid on
nip in the bud
keep a lid on
cover up
paper over
varnish over
defer
weather
defend
amortiseUK
cast down
reduce weight
throw out
put off
pour out
trim away
budget cut
roll down
milk
slow up
hamstring
cheer
disengage
meliorate
promote
further
forward
simplify
speed
expedite
lift
amortizeUS
decrease by
reduce by
take out
quick fix
apologize for
hush up
explain
nibble
rot
fret
close
put back
put on a Band-Aid
scrape away
dismiss
draw back
paper over the cracks
trammel
burn
make excuses for
clear the way
attend to
open the door
run interference for
speed up
make easier
scour
grind down
eat away at
bite
bite at
hang up
close off
hesitate
baulkUK
baffle
dawdle
put a brake on
throw a spanner in the works of
fetter
down
loaf
back off
falter
crimp
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
bog
balkUS
bring to screeching halt
shut off
flag
poke
stunt
drive away
square
drive off
chase away
put to rest
suck dry
impoverish
bankrupt
chip away at
eat into
gnaw away at
make allowances for
make allowances
make a case for
give an explanation for
finish
play out
draw down
draw
squander
reduce something
lag
come up with an explanation for
play up to
pale
procrastinate
reef
embog
wash up
eat up
dig into
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
put the brakes on
keep waiting
lose steam
let down flaps
get in the way of
anchor it
discolorUS
bleach
decolorize
tarnish
decolor
faint
clear
blanch
achromatize
blench
decolour
wash out
make pale
evanish
discolourUK
lose luster
lose color
grow dim
grow pale
go white
lose brightness
grow dull
become lighter
become washed out
become colorless
become paler
more ❯
“Scattered showers and cool breezes failed to dampen the championship spirit as the 147th Great Yorkshire Show drew to a close.”
Verb
▲
To deprive of emotional or intellectual life, energy or vitality
castrate
damp
deaden
dehydrate
desiccate
devitalize
enervate
geld
lobotomize
petrify
deject
depress
dismay
dispirit
humble
dishearten
discourage
daunt
demoralizeUS
demoraliseUK
unman
cast down
crush
dash
chill
sadden
shake
unnerve
frustrate
cow
extinguish
defeat
overpower
chagrin
bear down on
damp down
cast a pall over
destroy
ruin
bust
degrade
smash
vanquish
quash
demote
incapacitate
impair
reduce
downgrade
disrate
tame
impoverish
fluster
bring to ruin
cause instability
bring someone to their knees
rout
confound
discomfit
discompose
agitate
disquiet
disarm
startle
jolt
ruffle
panic
stun
take aback
unhinge
discombobulate
stupefy
throw off
bowl over
cause someone to lose their composure
worry
surprise
shake up
distract
ride
give a turn
throw into a tizz
throw off balance
put into a flap
set back
put someone off their stroke
spook
put the wind up
uncalm
floor
buffalo
bewilder
needle
more ❯
“A string of rejections would ultimately dampen his desire to become a professional musician.”
Verb
▲
To limit or restrict
restrain
control
check
contain
curb
bridle
restrict
suppress
hold
limit
subdue
regulate
repress
constrain
govern
muzzle
confine
cork
hamper
handicap
inhibit
moderate
prevent
rein
bit
curtail
harness
hinder
hold back
keep
keep in check
leash
measure
rule
smother
stifle
tame
bottle up
choke back
debar
hold in check
rein in
straiten
circumscribe
cool
delimit
detain
deter
direct
gag
guide
hogtie
impound
imprison
gaolUK
jailUS
keep within bounds
kill
pull in
rein back
retard
stay
stem
keep in
put a brake on
box up
crack down
hem in
hold down
keep down
keep under control
lock up
pin down
pull back
put away
sit on
tie down
bring under control
keep in line
keep the lid on
axeUK
axUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
Cast a shadow over
cast a shadow over
chill
darken
eclipse
hang over
loom over
spoil
threaten
Verb
▲
To extinguish (a candle or flame)
snuff
douse
extinguish
quench
smother
choke
blow out
put out
abolish
annihilate
destroy
detect
eliminate
eradicate
kill
stamp out
stub out
damp down
turn out
snuff out
crush
end
check
dowse
suppress
blanket
squelch
stifle
wreck
dampen down
suffocate
out
blow something out
extinguish fire
dout
drown
trample
turn off
switch off
beat out
blot out
strangle
repress
restrain
muffle
conceal
swallow
hold back
gag
sink
submerge
choke back
contain
hide
pocket
overpower
cork
bite back
rein
fight back
compose
hold in
collect
shower
restrict
shroud
oppress
heap
cool
control
keep back
keep the lid on
bottle up
cork up
bite one's lip
keep in check
simmer down
button up
hush up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations)
dash
crush
ruin
frustrate
shatter
spoil
blight
overturn
scotch
thwart
blast
destroy
devastate
wreck
demolish
disappoint
torpedo
banjax
baulkUK
check
foil
nix
undo
confound
crool
dish
queer
scupper
wipe out
abash
baffle
balkUS
bilk
chagrin
chill
circumvent
cloud
discomfort
discourage
dismay
dispirit
do for
wreak havoc with
put paid to
blow a hole in
bring to naught
put the kibosh on
burst one's bubble
play off
take wind out of
spike someone's guns
hold back
restrict
encumber
handicap
shackle
limit
ward off
clog
avert
stave off
stonewall
constrain
handcuff
bridle
hog-tie
interrupt
manacle
embarrass
intercept
short-circuit
cut off
tie up
shut out
avoid
squelch
curtail
stay
fend off
subdue
cumber
bork
hold off
escape
evade
interdict
shut down
still
terminate
catch
control
defend against
get in the way of
interfere
sidestep
skirt
forfend
turn aside
anticipate
crack down on
cut short
smother
put off
get in the way
put down
quench
silence
shut off
rout
steer clear of
brake
set back
confine
pre-empt
withhold
obscure
bypass
clamp down on
hold
choke
defy
pull up
stamp out
rule out
circumnavigate
plug
resist
abolish
stem
contain
throw
extirpate
tie
stultify
vanquish
pause
get rid of
shelve
flummox
freeze
suspend
complicate
draw up
fetch up
snuff out
dam
slap down
bring to a standstill
drag one's feet
ward
choke off
harm
sit on
close off
cheat
worst
hurt
withstand
challenge
undermine
mislead
deceive
get out of
shun
fool
compromise
dupe
estop
eliminate
corner
prejudice
moderate
keep lid on
regulate
bottleneck
preempt
staunch
beguile
triumph
postpone
overpower
help
debilitate
be detrimental to
fence
screen
defer
second-guess
entangle
bind
save
sidetrack
be beyond
keep in check
subjugate
inconvenience
ensnare
be prejudicial to
be disadvantageous to
cover
keep
enjoin
bottle up
bring up
fill
muffle
remit
outlaw
rein in
weigh down
entrap
sandbag
keep under control
close
muzzle
intermit
jam
get ahead of
get in before
disadvise
be deleterious to
dissuade
stuff
stopper
provide against
steal a march on
keep back
hold down
hold in
be a hindrance to
close out
hold over
cool
stem the flow of
pick off
strangle at birth
override
beat someone to it
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
keep at bay
turn off
talk out of
keep off
countermove
abort
nip something in the bud
eschew
miss
act against
dissuade from
subvert
surpass
deprive
gain
puzzle
mystify
leash
exceed
nonplus
scrunch
squish
detain
retardate
chain
obfuscate
muddle
muddy
set hurdles
prevent from making progress
protract
net
enmesh
capture
bring an end to
stave
cork
tie one's hands
forefend
pigeonhole
dead-end
prorogue
straiten
snag
damp
snow under
commandeer
constrict
object
circumscribe
grip
clasp
clamp
fasten
beggar
desist
discontinue
taboo
bit
put the brakes on
take out of play
prolong
submerge
abandon
fix
scrub
drop
brace
can
hush up
let
hem in
tether
slow up
drive a nail into the coffin of
hang fire
impose limits on
set limits on
scare
put on brakes
keep in
put an stop to
saddle with
give a hard time
bog down
hold captive
cuff
tie down
put a straitjacket on
tie someone's hands
be early
put on hold
knock off
put back
back off
hold off on
bring to screeching halt
make late
shield
hide
mask
beat somebody to it
act in advance of
prepare for
be one step ahead of
head off at pass
coop up
cut down on
box up
bulwark
defend
guard
keep from happening
dither
hesitate
prevaricate
quibble
equivocate
stand
tarry
ban
put on back burner
throttle
act like a wet blanket
eradicate
throw a monkey wrench into
get tough on
barricade
seal
caulk
monkey with
fend
take severe measures against
take stern measures against
weed out
come down heavily on
trick
detour
shortcut
block out
fill up
clog up
blockade
close up
rebel against
disobey
belie
delude
take the wind out of someone's sails
buy time
stand still
stand off
peter out
not move
hoodwink
outgeneral
end-run
outmanoeuvreUK
outflank
stop up
choke up
pack
block up
stanch
jam up
bung up
disallow
safeguard against
secure against
stand up for
guard against
protect against
skirt round
shield against
defend oneself against
fight off
keep at arm's length
avoid the issue
take one's time
get past
overreach
outmaneuverUS
get round
proscribe
rein
bung
bottle
block off
congest
plug up
gag
occlude
beat around the bush
come to a standstill
betray
juggle
double-cross
burden
clamp down
get tough
crack down
swallow
make difficulties
govern
fight back
blackball
exclude
deny
except
come down on
tighten up on
find a way round
settle
shush
dishearten
endanger
intrude
meddle
tame
rebuff
choke back
refuse
reject
ostracizeUS
monopolizeUS
foresee
predict
forecast
envision
preoccupy
project
expect
mock
pry
jeopardizeUS
imperil
ostraciseUK
exile
quiet
dumb
mute
quieten
hush
monopoliseUK
keep a lid on
pull in
slacken pace
bite back
intermeddle
affect
intervene
trample on
shut out of
count out
freeze out
threaten
box in
demoralizeUS
deject
come down on like a ton of bricks
interlope
snoop
encroach
intercede
influence
mess
tamper
obtrude
poke
nose
distress
let down
sell out
throw a spoke in the wheel of
butt in
consternate
disquiet
perturb
discombobulate
discompose
jeopardiseUK
play for time
unnerve
sap
panic
interpose
incommode
busybody
intermediate
trouble
discommode
make
conflict
shut up
put at risk
psych
disincline
demoraliseUK
unman
daunt
alarm
quelch
stamp on
censure
strangle
tread on
black out
trample
oppress
muck about
fool with
barge in
horn in
step in
muck around
mix in
get involved
best
expostulate
dehort
warn
counsel
exhort
remonstrate
prick
deprecate
master
shake up
throw off balance
take aback
poke nose in
stick your nose in
put your two cents in
stick your oar in
poke your nose in
tank
put into a flap
put someone off their stroke
cause someone to lose their composure
throw into a tizz
caution against
advise against
scare off
warn off
urge against
persuade against
humble
paste
thrash
pound
hammer
drub
skunk
cane
surmount
murder
overbear
overmatch
trim
dispatch
massacre
upend
get
slam
whip
shellac
own
throw off
argue out of
urge not to
expostulate against
cry out against
advise not to
chicken out
persuade not to
throw a wet blanket on
lean on
overmaster
zap
triumph over
give someone a drubbing
wipe off map
bring to knees
prevail over
succeed over
blow out
make mincemeat of
rise above
give someone a hiding
trample underfoot
turn inside out
be victorious over
walk all over
bring someone to their knees
put in their place
blow out of the water
do down
wipe the floor with
bring to their knees
take to the cleaners
win against
more ❯
Verb
▲
Prevent the occurrence of
deter
prevent
stop
avert
check
block
hinder
curb
halt
impede
intercept
obstruct
restrain
arrest
balkUS
baulkUK
foil
forestall
hamper
keep
obviate
preclude
shut out
stave off
stay
counteract
damp
fend off
frustrate
head off
inhibit
thwart
turn aside
ward off
debar
help
let
pre-empt
prohibit
put a stop to
save
chill
cool
disadvise
divert
forfend
hold back
nip in the bud
scare
rule out
turn off
talk out of
put a damper on
throw cold water on
act like a wet blanket
pour cold water on
give over
fetch up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To mark, spot or scatter with small spots, marks or dots
sprinkle
dot
speckle
fleck
pepper
spot
stipple
stud
bespeckle
bestud
blotch
cover
dapple
freckle
marble
mottle
scatter
shoot
speck
splotch
besprinkle
clutter
litter
baptiseUK
baptizeUS
christen
disseminate
intersperse
mist
moisten
rain
shake
smear
spit
squirt
mess up
shake over
more ❯
Verb
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To hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time
freeze
fix
suspend
hold
peg
check
curb
limit
restrict
cap
confine
control
set
stop
discontinue
regulate
shelve
arrest
depress
discourage
dishearten
halt
immobiliseUK
immobilizeUS
inhibit
mothball
cut short
hold down
keep down
break off
hold up
stop in your tracks
strangle
constrict
discipline
keep under control
deter
curtail
gag
terminate
cramp
entrammel
specify
prescribe
demark
straiten
withhold
delimitate
cork
girdle
define
hold in
put a limit on
keep in check
keep lid on
box in
bite back
cool down
put the brakes on
cut back
cool off
keep tight rein on
bring to screeching halt
choke back
hold back
fight back
tie up
stem the flow of
button up
keep a lid on
slow down
keep back
hem in
hold in check
place a limit on
tie down
mark off
put a brake on
keep within limits
draw the line on
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