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To decrease or reduce in feeling or strength

To render less intense, severe or lively

To muffle or soften the sound of

To deprive of physical sensation or feeling

To deprive of emotional or intellectual life, energy or vitality

To decompose, typically due to being affected by gangrene or necrosis

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Verb

To decrease or reduce in feeling or strength

take the edge off

take the sting out

tranquillise^UK

take the bite out

put a damper on

make less intense

keep under control

anaesthetize^UK

anaesthetise^UK

reduce the force of

do damage control

take pressure off

get under control

make less active

bring to screeching halt

put the kibosh on

take the sting out of

bring comfort to

take the bite out of

patch things up

make reasonable

make peace with

bring respite to

bring an end to

give condolences to

commiserate with

make one feel at ease

give sympathy to

sympathize with

take a load off

make something bearable

give respite to

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“I had to take double doses of painkillers to deaden the pain in my back.”

Verb

To render less intense, severe or lively

protect against

reduce the effect of

take the edge off

safeguard against

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“The dull day had turned into a dark evening, but the weather couldn't deaden the excitement and hope they felt for Martha's future.”

Verb

To muffle or soften the sound of

“It is much easier to design a quiet machine than to absorb or deaden the noise a machine produces.”

Verb

To deprive of physical sensation or feeling

anaesthetise^UK

anaesthetize^UK

tranquillise^UK

render insensitive

make insensitive

render insensible

make less sensitive

knock senseless

harden your heart

knock unconscious

make insensible

make unconscious

render unconscious

render powerless

deprive of sensation

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“When you accidentally get shampoo or perfume in your mouth, the taste lasts for hours and seems to deaden your sense of taste for the bast part of a day.”

Verb

To deprive of emotional or intellectual life, energy or vitality

put a damper on

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

knock the stuffing out of

weigh heavily on

make someone fed up

give someone the blues

break someone's spirit

harsh someone's mellow

reduce to tears

make one's heart bleed

cast a gloom upon

make someone's heart bleed

break someone's heart

bring tears to your eyes

cause suffering to

make despondent

make downhearted

make dispirited

make crestfallen

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“Other stimulants deaden the intellectual faculties and excite the passions.”

Verb

To decompose, typically due to being affected by gangrene or necrosis

become gangrenous

become contaminated

fall into decay

be past its sell-by date

go to rack and ruin

become infected

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