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What is another word for
extinguish
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▲
To extinguish a flame or fire
To switch off, typically a light source
To remove or destroy entirely
To bring to an end, especially abruptly
To surpass or eclipse in performance, standard or magnitude
To suppress the speech or noise of
To put an end to something, typically by the use of force
To make less strong or intense
To make dark, dim, or indistinct (by casting a shadow over)
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▲
Verb
▲
To extinguish a flame or fire
douse
quench
smother
put out
blanket
dowse
stifle
dout
snuff out
stamp out
beat out
choke
drown
out
snuff
suffocate
trample
blow out
dampen down
blot out
stub out
dampen
press out
crush out
damp down
quell
extinguish fire
turn out
“The fabric and wood fueled the flames while fire units worked to
extinguish
the blaze.”
Verb
▲
To switch off, typically a light source
deactivate
stop
kill
halt
cut
turn off
switch off
shut off
shut down
put out
flick off
power down
turn down
disable
cut out
disconnect
shut
turn out
unplug
trip
neutralize
US
close
disengage
neutralise
UK
hit the switch
decommission
pull the plug on
douse
put off
log off
make inactive
take out
close down
defuse
disarm
detach from a power supply
de-energize
cut off
inactivate
render inoperative
put out of action
“The sensor will automatically
extinguish
the lights a predetermined time after the last motion is detected.”
Verb
▲
To remove or destroy entirely
destroy
annihilate
demolish
wreck
devastate
ruin
smash
raze
waste
decimate
total
shatter
obliterate
desolate
eradicate
pulverise
UK
pulverize
US
wrack
cream
vaporise
UK
vaporize
US
exterminate
erase
nuke
eliminate
extirpate
liquidate
kill
expunge
remove
crush
quash
end
squash
undo
disrupt
upset
suppress
check
rub out
wipe out
do in
tear down
pull down
blot out
snuff out
take out
finish off
do away with
wipe off the map
wipe off the face of the earth
put down
take away
abolish
trash
ravage
stamp out
efface
lay waste
cancel
root out
zap
level
clean up
desecrate
black out
sweep away
slaughter
leave in ruins
wreak havoc on
terminate
break up
defeat
leave desolate
flatten
spoil
massacre
put an end to
gut
delete
nix
torpedo
dispatch
put paid to
wipe from the face of the earth
damage
get rid of
dismantle
overwhelm
butcher
crash
despoil
overturn
excise
dilapidate
impair
devour
knock down
overthrow
off
raze to the ground
take apart
bulldoze
unbuild
break
pillage
sack
scourge
neutralize
US
execute
depredate
spoliate
destruct
incinerate
axe
UK
reduce
ax
US
finish
neutralise
UK
uproot
blow away
mow down
knock off
weed out
shoot down
do for
write off
trample
prostrate
plunder
assassinate
consume
blight
sabotage
dash
slay
blast
put a stop to
topple
scotch
break down
dynamite
mar
burn
banjax
scupper
bust
batter
croak
mangle
take down
injure
dish
deface
ice
scratch
scrub
stiff
whack
top
raid
murder
sink
smoke
strike out
tear up
scrag
lay waste to
KO
blow a hole in
knock out
damage beyond repair
put out of commission
bump off
take the life of
reduce to rubble
bring to naught
give someone the works
kill off
wash out
X-out
put to death
dispense with
give the chop
terminate with extreme prejudice
cut down
blow someone's brains out
lay in ruins
do to death
wrack up
put the kibosh on
purge
lower
ransack
wipe
rape
wipe off
prang
scrub out
stun
trim
kayo
avenge
torment
strike
quell
blow up
exsect
reduce to ruins
havoc
tear to pieces
overrun
beat
benothing
cut out
burn away
disassemble
commit genocide
cut a swath through
wreak havoc
nullify
stop
banish
queer
fell
abort
annul
vandalize
US
make desolate
ruinate
blow
lay low
ravish
muller
disfigure
botch
tumble
rip down
poison
cruel
euchre
defile
bodge
capsize
bomb
spill
scatter
subvert
unmake
abrogate
invalidate
shipwreck
mutilate
deplete
maim
bring to an end
hit
make a mess of
foul up
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
screw up
bring to ruin
wreak havoc upon
bring down
clean out
mess up
louse up
knock to pieces
smash up
vandalise
UK
cripple
undermine
put out of action
blow down
cast down
put out
knock something on the head
get shot of
cast out
phase out
drive out
run onto the rocks
pile up
crack up
dash to pieces
cover
cut
obscure
throw down
scratch out
snuff
get
crack
burst
explode
send to the gas chambers
ethnically cleanse
polish off
send to kingdom come
put to the sword
end the life of
ink out
score out
cross out
blank out
block out
wipe off face of earth
blue pencil
blow to bits
remove all traces of
blow sky-high
destroy root and branch
mark out
rub off
wax
murk
hang
behead
decapitate
chill
do
lynch
shoot
knife
asphyxiate
put away
dust off
garrote
US
dispose of
cut to pieces
electrocute
guillotine
take a life
smother
garotte
cool
garrotte
UK
strangle
implode
scorch
torch
shiver
splinter
fracture
split
fragment
disintegrate
smatter
splinterize
fragmentalize
exhaust
blow out
crunch
fragmentize
rive
rend
scrunch
disable
smash to smithereens
snap
combust
scald
burn to the ground
burn down
carbonize
US
destroy by fire
cremate
reduce to ashes
burn up
carbonise
UK
burn to a crisp
break into pieces
crush to smithereens
blow apart
harm
hurt
blemish
vitiate
compromise
tarnish
flaw
endamage
crab
bruise
cross up
disfeature
scar
sully
wound
bloody
scathe
deform
mangulate
weaken
taint
blow to pieces
wrench
maraud
maul
tear apart
abuse
overcome
tear
smite
stain
pop
dent
bust up
crool
blot
smirch
blitz
corrupt
play merry hell with
pollute
corrode
shake up
distort
separate
traumatize
US
molest
loot
take
rob
chasten
chastise
mess
wreak havoc with
rattle
clobber
conquer
traumatise
UK
annoy
rifle
harry
violate
bring about the downfall of
bump
bash
twist
uglify
bankrupt
hash up
reave
bring to nought
prejudice
nick
besmirch
be a blot on the landscape
tag
ding
bend
detract
warp
tweak
spray paint
take care of
burn out
impoverish
depopulate
shock
sap
contort
misshape
handle roughly
crumple
create chaos
play mischief with
rough up
mash
detonate
cause detriment to
put a damper on
dump on
do mischief to
muck up
pauperize
bombard
shell
attack
cannonade
strafe
pound
make destitute
drain
bleed dry
diminish
ignite
assault
overshadow
incapacitate
bring a note of sadness to
cast gloom over
cast a gloom upon
blitzkrieg
kablooey
bang
barrage
lame
set off
lacerate
maltreat
infect
rot
dirty
knock
discolour
UK
gnaw
wrong
rust
discolor
US
bleach
contaminate
fade
stab
handicap
target
debilitate
wear away
bang up
tamper with
torpefy
do damage to
play havoc with
knacker
dislimb
disarm
pique
foul
pain
drive a nail into the coffin of
hack up
draw blood
make lame
more ❯
“When we destroy ecosystems and
extinguish
species, we degrade the greatest heritage this planet has to offer and thereby threaten our own existence.”
Verb
▲
To bring to an end, especially abruptly
terminate
end
finish
stop
cease
discontinue
conclude
halt
close
elapse
lapse
expire
determine
complete
drop
dissolve
cancel
desist
ax
US
axe
UK
abort
scrub
abolish
scratch
annul
eliminate
break off
put paid to
wind up
break up
dead-end
put the lid on
bring to an end
wrap up
cut off
put a stop to
round off
close out
cut short
put an end to
round out
bring to a close
wind down
pull the plug on
bring to a conclusion
bring to an untimely end
quash
do away with
destroy
eradicate
annihilate
rescind
kill
repeal
nullify
exterminate
invalidate
void
abrogate
liquidate
revoke
extirpate
negate
vacate
retract
countermand
null
disannul
withdraw
abate
overthrow
avoid
suppress
repudiate
discard
wipe out
rub out
snuff out
blot out
set aside
strike down
roll back
belay
crush
quit
vaporize
US
pass
take
vaporise
UK
go
die
wrap
adjourn
put to death
come to an end
leave off
run out
wink out
lay off
let up
remit
overrule
discharge
recant
recall
override
break
retire
refute
redline
obviate
counterpoise
take back
turf
countercheck
redress
ignore
render null and void
rule out
declare invalid
declare null and void
render inert
go back on your word
wipe slate clean
render invalid
obliterate
erase
expunge
remove
efface
scrap
overturn
undo
delete
zap
squelch
nix
excise
vitiate
ditch
trash
dump
subvert
junk
prohibit
jettison
disestablish
chop
deracinate
inhibit
supersede
shed
stamp out
get rid of
root out
black out
call off
sweep away
dispense with
clean up
throw out
give the chop
put the kibosh on
close down
knock something on the head
put kibosh on
suspend
interrupt
pack in
abandon
give up
knock off
can
call a halt
draw to a close
finish off
call a halt to
pack up
desist from
cut out
call it a day
shut down
be over
settle
bring to a halt
shut off
give over
consummate
arrest
check
sew up
culminate
come to a halt
finalize
US
pause
cut
fizzle out
nip in the bud
come to a close
top off
finalise
UK
refrain from
disappear
vanish
fail
crown
bring to a stop
call it quits
relinquish
collapse
bring to a standstill
come to a stop
ultimate
fade away
accomplish
come to a standstill
die away
cap
do
intermit
founder
curb
sever
miscarry
disconnect
kick
stem
flop
get done
leave
surcease
end up
forgo
fold
stop dead
carry out
bring to fruition
peter out
pack it in
bite the dust
die out
set the seal on
run its course
put to bed
fall through
be frustrated
cry off
die down
polish off
go wrong
pass away
come to grief
lay off of
climax
achieve
fulfill
US
fade
resign
nail
polish
evaporate
perform
effectuate
execute
prorogue
put a lid on
recess
phase out
dwindle
complement
realize
US
block
curtail
shelve
freeze
evanish
perfect
yield
run down
actualize
break down
pull the plug
add the final touch to
make good
go whole hog
go the limit
add the finishing touch to
make perfect
go through with
bring to maturity
do thoroughly
carry off
put the last touches on
sort out
get through
make up
put the finishing touches on
abdicate
forsake
renounce
not succeed
stop short
fulfil
UK
realise
UK
cease to exist
blow over
put a period to
drop out
become invalid
melt away
come a cropper
resign from
finish with
become void
come to nothing
have done with
cut it out
withdraw from
throw up
retire from
give notice
become obsolete
go awry
go down like a lead balloon
be unsuccessful
come to naught
hang it up
put a stop to something
subdue
quell
relent
top
resolve
do for
stifle
disband
disrupt
sunder
withhold
ebb
cinch
clear
put the stopper on
draw to a halt
come to rest
dispose of
switch off
disturb
wrap-up
immobilize
US
turn back
transpire
cool it
stop in your tracks
reach a standstill
follow through
deactivate
immobilise
UK
bring
call
refrain
wane
hold up
lift
hold
stand
get shut of
subside
stay
evanesce
shut
depart
fold up
be put to bed
cut loose
button up
button down
get shot of
be at an end
be no longer valid
draw to close
pull up
be suspended
be broken off
be abandoned
shutter
clinch
slip away
be no more
fly by
lead up to
build up to
bring down curtain
renege
back out
play out
interfere with
cut into
say goodbye to
break into
relieve
put the finishing touches to
tie up
reach a finale
retreat
obstruct
come to a conclusion
round up
impede
stop midstream
stall
come to a head
back off
quit cold turkey
bar
raise
eschew
go by
carry through
staunch
hang up
trail off
tail off
knock it off
kick the habit
quit cold
abstain from
do without
not continue
get on the wagon
take the cure
forbear from
kick over
go dead
sell out
postpone
surrender
shun
close the door on
terminate the account
close the books
tie up loose ends
be through with
come to the end
finish up
forfeit
shake
divorce
jilt
sacrifice
put a sock in
blow the whistle on
hold back
put a cork in
waive
cede
misfire
stop cold
break short
leave unfinished
bring to a premature end
stop in full flow
turn your back on
part with
eighty-six
dust off
break with
write off
part from
forget about
intervene
fail to happen
grind to a halt
not come off
disjoin
dissever
separate
interpose
disunite
part
back out of
drop out of
quitclaim
hand over
demit
step down
bag it
blow off
fizzle
throw in the towel
hand in resignation
stand down
cease work
stand aside
sign off
walk out
bow out
fluff
tank
flounder
flatline
crater
bomb
flag
flunk
languish
miss the mark
trip up
slip up
be found deficient
be found lacking
lack success
be found wanting
go belly-up
flame out
fall flat
turn out badly
foul up
screw up
go to pieces
be in vain
come unstuck
fall by the wayside
fall short
come apart at the seams
more ❯
“He sought to
extinguish
any further claims to sovereignty by the Sultan by another series of diplomatic negotiations.”
Verb
▲
To surpass or eclipse in performance, standard or magnitude
surpass
outshine
overshadow
eclipse
show up
top
transcend
outclass
outdo
outstrip
exceed
outrival
outmatch
put to shame
put in the shade
beat
better
trump
cap
excel
upstage
outgun
outdistance
surmount
overtop
tower above
be superior to
be a cut above
be head and shoulders above
tower over
best
pass
shame
dwarf
outvie
predominate
outpace
outrun
outstep
knock spots off
go one better than
run circles around
be greater than
be better than
leave standing
rise above
run rings around
diminish
minimize
US
outshadow
minimise
UK
outrank
outperform
triumph
dominate
crush
outplay
trounce
defeat
outgo
wax
stand head and shoulders above
improve upon
stand above
go one better
be a class above
beat hollow
blow away
take precedence
go beyond
do better than
wipe the floor with
be master of
run rings round
triumph over
improve on
shoot ahead of
be on another level
blow out of the water
win against
overtake
outreach
out-distance
have advantage
be larger than
have it all over
go by
have a jump on
go above
get upper hand
break record
overrun
leave
overwhelm
overpower
leave behind
walk away from
get the better of
overstep
lead
tower
override
lick
outmanoeuvre
UK
overcome
outmaneuver
US
thrash
get ahead of
cream
outsmart
outhussle
own
overpass
clobber
be one up on
out-think
be more than
outjockey
rank
outweigh
break
overshoot
overreach
conquer
subdue
vanquish
prevail over
rout
shake off
smash
shoot ahead
throw into the shade
score points off
get further ahead of
leave in the shade
win the race
whip
crown
overcount
outman
win
take over
outgallop
transform
stand out
hammer
be superior
obliterate
shade
finesse
undermine
preponderate
swamp
be more numerous than
exceed in quantity
wallop
drub
leave in the dust
trample over
walk over
outfox
bypass
make look pale by comparison
outcompete
rule over
down
bulldoze
cook
trash
snow
bury
catch napping
steal a march on
gain on
outnumber
master
stuff
have command over
gain the advantage over
scoop
be more than a match for
get one over on
get the upper hand over
outflank
outwit
fake out
do in
draw away from
undo
tank
trim
stop
overmatch
dispatch
take
overbear
quash
overthrow
be streets ahead of
be way ahead of
upend
cut across
subjugate
slaughter
get
hose
make mincemeat of
blow out of water
pull a fast one
be victorious
pip at the post
bring someone to their knees
more ❯
“If the success of his skeptical project cannot but
extinguish
the achievements of his naturalistic one, then we are inevitably left with a poorer account of Hume's philosophy.”
Verb
▲
To suppress the speech or noise of
quieten
silence
quiet
hush
mute
shush
still
quell
settle
squelch
dumb
shut up
gag
muzzle
muffle
stifle
dampen
decrease the volume
deaden
dull
soften
smother
mask
drown
pipe down
tone down
turn down
keep it down
drown out
quieten down
choke
tongue-tie
bottle up
cut off
make inaudible
burke
make quieter
suppress the speech of
hush-hush
strike dumb
suppress
lower
put the lid on
throttle
censor
quiet down
make quiet
modulate
decrease
lull
lessen
subdue
reduce
mellow
put damper on
decrease volume
damp down
dummy up
clam up
keep the lid on
no-platform
seal somebody's lips
put a gag on
prohibit from speaking
hold your tongue
hush one's mouth
more ❯
“The real aim of the leadership is to
extinguish
any debate, discussion or analysis of the real issues.”
Verb
▲
To put an end to something, typically by the use of force
quell
quash
suppress
subdue
crush
repress
defeat
squash
end
squelch
check
destroy
stifle
frustrate
curb
silence
overcome
beat
thwart
conquer
control
stop
demolish
terminate
abolish
annihilate
vanquish
quench
overpower
extirpate
finish
kill
queer
subjugate
overwhelm
rout
clobber
put down
snuff out
crack down on
put an end to
put a stop to
wipe out
stamp out
clamp down on
nip in the bud
get rid of
put the lid on
slap down
put the kibosh on
shut down
sit on
deaden
reduce
settle
shush
scotch
inhibit
hinder
mute
muffle
ruin
assuage
allay
dull
restrain
mitigate
quieten
wreck
still
smash
arrest
prevent
scupper
halt
break
strangle
cool
smother
dumb
hush
alleviate
lessen
hamper
relieve
quiet
eradicate
restrict
put paid to
bring to an end
eliminate
appease
devastate
quelch
dash
stymie
contain
spoil
block
abate
foil
shatter
cut off
interfere with
dish
blunt
put out
mess up
mollify
bring someone to their knees
shut up
constrain
palliate
impede
sate
dispatch
interrupt
cripple
nullify
undermine
moderate
stem
overthrow
dominate
gag
obliterate
impair
decrease
cow
trample
incapacitate
annul
obstruct
dampen
slake
spike
relax
banish
tame
choke off
triumph over
crack down
beat down
take the edge off
block out
damp down
snow under
compose
scuttle
weed out
rein in
trample on
hold in
hold back
keep back
keep in check
blot out
bottle up
hush up
diminish
dismiss
reject
scrunch
trash
squish
damp
torpedo
exterminate
attenuate
blow
expunge
limit
lighten
lower
throttle
bridle
remove
disrupt
oppress
swamp
whelm
prostrate
overmaster
floor
damage
clamp down
bring to screeching halt
ice
satisfy
satiate
censor
attack
subvert
clam
soothe
grind down
drown
put a lid on
ravage
gratify
weaken
bust
ease
nix
curtail
pour cold water on
gain mastery over
throw cold water on
gain control over
blow away
upset
mar
disable
threaten
enfeeble
demoralize
US
demote
neutralize
US
undo
force down
bear down on
harm
decimate
bollix
derail
lull
disrate
close up
temper
abort
keep down
tranquilize
US
prohibit
overturn
cut short
impoverish
break down
break up
refresh
crumble
loose
slack
relaxed
disintegrate
bury
discontinue
cease
neutralise
UK
counteract
screw up
intrude on
muck up
bottle
clamp
demoralise
UK
bring to ruin
bring down
sabotage
resolve
best
lick
be the end of
master
dispel
do for
sweep aside
fix
tranquillise
UK
trounce
conceal
drive underground
worst
rise above
swallow
keep inside
hold down
keep in
surmount
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
hide
thrash
skunk
sink
get
submerge
upend
overmatch
suffocate
take
choke
overbear
pocket
hammer
cork
rectify
calm
remedy
extenuate
trim
subject
overrun
mellow
soften
mend
heal
pacify
humble
subordinate
collect
snuff
drop
chasten
cure
smooth
prevail over
win against
choke back
get the better of
wipe the floor with
iron out
sort out
walk all over
make mincemeat of
fight back
get around
do down
cork up
bite one's lip
simmer down
button up
keep the lid on
bite back
bear down
patch up
gain ascendancy over
get the upper hand over
gain the upper hand over
get the upper hand
put to rights
retard
bar
trammel
stave off
counter
baulk
UK
avert
forestall
stall
balk
US
circumvent
ward off
oppose
slow
clog
cramp
shut out
tone down
withhold
fetter
avoid
crimp
slow down
hold up
hold off
cushion
stonewall
stand in the way of
defend against
head off
shackle
encumber
hobble
discourage
staunch
evade
handcuff
deter
circumnavigate
confine
interdict
sidestep
skirt
hold
hog-tie
put a brake on
repulse
steer clear of
brake
put the stopper on
placate
depress
handicap
absorb
govern
manacle
embarrass
debar
delay
hamstring
pause
jam
barricade
short-circuit
occlude
obviate
close
stuff
dam
intercept
rein
tie up
outwit
block up
clog up
blockade
hold in check
checkmate
repel
regulate
keep a lid on
calm down
get under control
congest
soft-pedal
close off
stop up
shut off
bung up
hang up
take down
keep lid on
stem the flow of
settle down
put off
chill out
put a damper on
fend off
put a spoke in someone's wheel
throw a spanner in the works
plug up
muzzle
censure
get out of
clot
escape
bypass
buffer
stultify
blanket
deflect
gum up
pipe down
dampen down
stump
ditch
take wind out of
crash
juke
unsettle
bottleneck
rebuff
dry up
dummy up
tongue-tie
straiten
leash
bring to a standstill
play for time
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
put straitjacket on
throw monkey wrench in
cramp someone's style
bring to a halt
bring to a stop
postpone
salve
shake
indispose
divert
becalm
detain
retardate
forfend
lullaby
plug
defer
protract
seal
caulk
remit
shelve
prorogue
cumber
comfort
stave
preclude
anticipate
balm
intermit
prolong
fill
close out
fill up
buttress
rule out
keep at bay
turn aside
keep off
reassure
set back
slow up
conciliate
propitiate
turn off
choke up
stanch
pack
stay
jam up
put back
back off
hold off on
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
make late
get in the way of
bog down
hold over
deflate
harsh
quiet down
block off
bung
content
cut
stopper
contravene
snooker
invalidate
contract
discomfit
confound
baffle
push back
reply
beat off
defend yourself
retaliate
fight off
defend
resist
put up a fight
riposte
soak up
ameliorate
gentle
disarm
parry
rattle
nobble
clip
make less active
blank
counterplot
disappoint
cross
quieten down
minimize
US
stroke
grease
con
qualify
dulcify
sweeten
square
pacificate
taper
help
take wind out of sails
foul up
cause setback
upset the applecart
put end to
put the mockers on
louse up
make peace with
impose peace upon
butter up
kiss and make up
clear the air with
make peace
smooth over
restore harmony to
fix up
bury the hatchet
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
dissuade
lenify
forbid
dissipate
dial down
cut back
cut down on
ration
scale down
cut down
minimise
UK
faze
bit
sandbag
ward
taboo
outlaw
enjoin
take the bite out
take the sting out
pour oil on
drive away
chase away
put to rest
drive off
cool out
put on brakes
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make less strong or intense
dampen
deaden
reduce
diminish
stifle
lessen
dull
suppress
moderate
decrease
allay
smother
muffle
temper
blunt
damp
restrain
check
lower
still
mute
benumb
curb
numb
chill
calm
cool
cauterise
UK
cauterize
US
quench
inhibit
overcome
limit
tone down
damp down
soften
mitigate
abate
subdue
alleviate
ease
assuage
quell
quieten
weaken
mollify
cushion
take the edge off
silence
soothe
repress
relieve
attenuate
hush
lighten
depress
squelch
muzzle
quiet
tranquilize
US
palliate
ebb
settle
mask
tranquillise
UK
de-escalate
put a damper on
curtail
pipe down
ease off
dilute
gag
decrease the volume
contain
bridle
keep in check
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
take the sting out
control
impair
wane
soft-pedal
subside
dwindle
taper
shush
shrink
keep it down
mellow
absorb
obtund
relax
dumb
turn down
desensitize
US
choke
take the bite out
wind down
drown
stun
peter out
stupefy
shut up
tail off
daze
decline
cut
recede
minimize
US
quash
fade
anaesthetize
UK
fall
placate
relent
douse
minimise
UK
slacken
kill
anesthetize
US
remit
desensitise
UK
slow
slake
snuff
pall
buffer
put damper on
put the lid on
hold back
chill out
get rid of
drop off
put out
taper off
bottle up
let up
fall away
dampen down
die down
phase down
snuff out
drown out
drain away
die out
deflate
squash
die away
ratchet down
drop away
blow out
appease
retard
freeze
constrain
lull
depreciate
harsh
hebetate
buttress
blanket
contract
stem
compose
erode
torpefy
drug
drop
tame
thin
downsize
rein in
sink
render insensitive
calm down
hold in check
make less intense
throw cold water on
slow down
roll back
cut back
lenify
soak up
pour cold water on
cut off
gentle
grow less
put an end to
stamp out
put a lid on
degrade
decrement
pacify
shock
bolster
pillow
settle down
rein
help
deplete
downscale
cut down
abase
wear away
wear down
cumber
immobilize
US
modify
modulate
petrify
rachet down
keep back
gruntle
slack
decelerate
unlax
reduce the effect of
play down
quieten down
strike dumb
tongue-tie
anaesthetise
UK
immobilise
UK
stop
subjugate
become weaker
cool off
cool it
fade away
undermine
turn out
stub out
banish
dispel
knock out
rise above
choke off
deprive of sensation
devitalize
incapacitate
sedate
unnerve
sate
stultify
narcotize
water down
dullen
regulate
dowse
govern
make inaudible
hold
measure
keep
rule
staunch
stay
cork
restrict
straiten
get under control
choke back
keep under control
pull in
hold down
make less active
keep the lid on
keep in
keep down
sit on
box up
pull back
keep in line
keep within bounds
rein back
put a brake on
bring under control
crack down
plummet
flag
nosedive
drain
close
blur
minify
desist
clip
go down
become smaller
get less
waste away
come down
slack up
die off
grow smaller
fall off
slump
plunge
melt away
evaporate
disappear
wither
dip
vanish
deteriorate
crash
go downhill
come to an end
dive
droop
tumble
slack off
descend
fail
ease up
decay
slacken off
dissolve
degenerate
dim
extenuate
waste
crumble
dissipate
trail off
take a nosedive
qualify
become less
dry up
fizzle out
wear off
shrivel
dent
die
cease
trail
run low
grow faint
knock down
devaluate
run out
languish
sap
crater
skid
sweeten
fall steeply
loosen
fall sharply
give out
go away
ameliorate
hit the floor
drop rapidly
go into a tailspin
adjust
regress
constrict
smooth
destroy
collapse
sag
bate
slide
wilt
disintegrate
disperse
make less
grow dim
become weak
come to nothing
trail away
go through the floor
get smaller
fade out
get lower
narrow
rebate
take a dive
come to a halt
let up on
salve
release
lose edge
narrow down
lapse
disempower
atrophy
enfeeble
debilitate
enervate
satisfy
melt
vitiate
terminate
tail away
go
downturn
heal
slope
retrench
disable
cripple
commute
finish
revise
comfort
loose
pare down
make weaker
defuse
dump
pour oil on
end
cure
clear
scale down
succor
US
vary
fall short
take a header
make smaller
succour
UK
cave in
break down
become lower
break up
come to a stop
be reduced
level off
eat away
take the heat off
slash
shorten
prune
discount
satiate
grow weaker
falter
diffuse
lose strength
lose intensity
untighten
peter
address
improve
gutter
disengage
excuse
minimalize
decimate
gratify
retrograde
minish
give way
evanesce
give in
faint
abbreviate
fall through
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
slip
make reasonable
reduce the force of
be on the way out
drop down
run dry
muddy up
retire
resolve
lose ground
fizzle
be used up
go downwards
dulcify
become less intense
etiolate
draw to a close
adulterate
rarefy
offset
close out
refresh
relaxed
die away or out
die away or down
pass
lose its effect
lose its effectiveness
infrigidate
freshen
ally
frost
ebb away
scale back
lag
blow over
emaciate
step down
fix up
tire
subvert
stabilize
US
relapse
wither away
thin out
take sting out
patch things up
be gone
totter
withdraw
devalue
clear up
be no more
lose
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
dismiss
phase out
make narrower
wreck
prostrate
ruin
thin down
drag
backslide
cheapen
buckle
eliminate
wizen
take pressure off
flop
neutralize
US
sink into oblivion
be forgotten
disappear slowly
pass away
break
bow out
neutralise
UK
stabilise
UK
become listless
feel weak
lose energy
feel faint
make less strict
make less formal
ease up on
drive away
chase away
put to rest
drive off
get narrower
become narrower
lay off
treat
cool out
lose value
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
smooth out
clear the air
fold up
decrease in value
decline in price
nurse
hit the dirt
tip over
corrode
rob from
be precipitated
attend
brighten
scatter
counteract
pale
punctuate
console
solace
remedy
nourish
doctor
eat
gnaw
liss
interrupt
abrade
consume
lose significance
decrease in importance
pale into insignificance
prevent
aid
assist
rehabilitate
balm
make better
spoil
balance
attune
bring respite to
lose lustre
grow dull
bring an end to
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
take load off
weather
harmonize
US
become less dense
become less in number
become less numerous
clear out
nibble
rot
fret
devour
set
tone
tune
scrape away
scour
grind down
eat away at
bite
bite at
inflect
chip away at
eat into
gnaw away at
amend
fine-tune
transmogrify
change
alter
switch
shift
revamp
adapt
harmonise
UK
tweak
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▲
To make dark, dim, or indistinct (by casting a shadow over)
overshadow
cloud
dim
shade
shadow
becloud
bedim
befog
darken
dislimn
eclipse
fog
haze
overcast
overcloud
shroud
veil
adumbrate
blacken
blear
blur
cloak
mist
obscure
conceal
mantle
mask
obfuscate
screen
fuzz up
block out
cloud over
murk
muddy
grow dim
cover
cast a shadow over
confuse
envelop
gray
US
grey
UK
muddle
lour
deepen
shield
make dim
make unclear
blot out
muddy the waters
obstruct
enshroud
blanket
hide
gloom
film
benight
obnubilate
black out
cloud up
shelter
dull
garble
umbrage
fade
make darker
cast a shadow
blind
inumbrate
grow dark
tarnish
make dark
become cloudy
make hazy
make indistinct
make vague
block off the light to
shower
bedarken
become shaded
mist over
dusk
fuzz
become gloomy
become overcast
protect
be overcast
be overshadowed
grow black
overhang
grow darker
grow blacker
shutter
shut out the light from
shut out the light
become black
turn black
block
camouflage
bury
suppress
disguise
cast a shadow on
envelop in shadow
ensconce
obliterate
curtain
encase
smudge
hinder
cache
bemist
occult
wrap
pettifog
stonewall
belie
complicate
unfocus
paper over
cover up
fuddle
spot
smear
besmear
blot
stain
convolute
blank out
discombobulate
become fuzzy
become dim
discolour
UK
mix up
become less sharp
distort
become hazy
daze
become vague
make less distinct
dazzle
glare
become indistinct
discolor
US
taint
blemish
jumble
keep out of sight
put out of sight
rattle
make obscure
make difficult
make complex
secrete
surround
overlay
swathe
muffle
enfold
enwrap
whitewash
dress up
cocoon
keep hidden
overspread
dissemble
drape
sheathe
stash
encompass
enclose
draw a veil over
hush up
keep secret
keep dark
embrace
enswathe
bower
bosom
embosom
embower
inclose
involve
invest
lap
circumfuse
canopy
stifle
plant
smother
clothe
beard
wallpaper
withhold
put up a front
tuck away
block off
give a false idea of
give a false account of
engulf
forcover
swaddle
becurtain
dissimulate
wrap up
front
wrap around
minimize
US
roll
superimpose
carpet
pall
submerge
coat
minimise
UK
crown
top
overlie
cap
stow
pave
burke
sugarcoat
downplay
throw on makeup
finesse
launder
cover over
extend over
board up
bush up
put in a hole
masquerade
squirrel
harbour
UK
harbor
US
do on the sly
put up a smokescreen
make inconspicuous
make up
keep under your hat
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
stop something being overheard
not breathe a word of
smuggle
seclude
close
separate
gird
hem
ditch
shut in
shut off
shut out
wall off
hole up
put out of the way
misrepresent
falsify
warp
airbrush
colour
UK
misinterpret
miscolor
pervert
misstate
color
US
mislead
twist
trump up
put a spin on
gloss over
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