· suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity"

Synonym(s): stifle

Hypernym(s): inhibit, bottle_up, suppress

· make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

Synonym(s): moisten, wash

Hypernym(s): wet

· deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonym(s): muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone_down

Hypernym(s): soften

· reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

Hypernym(s): weaken

· make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

Synonym(s): deaden, damp

Hypernym(s): dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break

· check; keep in check (a fire)

Hypernym(s): check, retard, delay

· lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

Synonym(s): damp, soften, weaken, break

Hypernym(s): deaden, blunt