To decrease or dull the sound of

• dampen

  1. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  2. (Intransitive) To become damp; to deaden.
  3. To deaden, restrain, or depress:

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  1. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
  2. (Intransitive) To become damp; to deaden.
  3. To deaden, restrain, or depress:

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• deaden

  1. To become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.
  2. To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous:
  3. To lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull

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  1. To become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.
  2. To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous:
  3. To lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull

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• mute

  1. To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of.
  2. To soften or muffle the sound of (a musical instrument, etc.) as with a mute

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  1. To soften the tone, color, shade, or hue of.
  2. To soften or muffle the sound of (a musical instrument, etc.) as with a mute

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• stifle

  1. To kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke
  2. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  3. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.

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  1. To kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke
  2. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  3. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.

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To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check

• burke

  1. To avoid; disregard:
  2. To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
  3. (Obs.) To murder by suffocating so as to leave the body unmarked and fit to be sold for dissection

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  1. To avoid; disregard:
  2. To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
  3. (Obs.) To murder by suffocating so as to leave the body unmarked and fit to be sold for dissection

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• choke

  1. To become strained with emotion
  2. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
  3. (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.

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  1. To become strained with emotion
  2. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
  3. (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.

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• gag

  1. To block off or obstruct (a pipe or valve, for example).
  2. To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
  3. (Mech.) To choke or stop up (a valve, etc.)

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  1. To block off or obstruct (a pipe or valve, for example).
  2. To experience a regurgitative spasm in the throat, as from revulsion to a food or smell or in reflexive response to an introduced object.
  3. (Mech.) To choke or stop up (a valve, etc.)

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• hold back

  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to contain; stop

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  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to contain; stop

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• hold down

  1. (Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
  2. (Idiomatic) To restrain; to check.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To continue, to hold and to manage well.
  2. (Idiomatic) To restrain; to check.

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• hush

  1. To be or become silent or still.
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :

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  1. To be or become silent or still.
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :

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• quench

  1. To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
  2. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
  3. To overcome; subdue; suppress

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  1. To cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like
  2. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
  3. To overcome; subdue; suppress

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• repress

  1. To control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
  2. To put down or subdue by force:
  3. To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:

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  1. To control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
  2. To put down or subdue by force:
  3. To hold back or prevent by an act of volition:

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• smother

  1. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone):
  2. To hide or suppress by or as by covering; stifle
  3. To conceal, suppress, or hide:

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  1. To lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on (someone):
  2. To hide or suppress by or as by covering; stifle
  3. To conceal, suppress, or hide:

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• squelch

  1. (Archaic) To crush by trampling.
  2. To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
  3. To suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect

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  1. (Archaic) To crush by trampling.
  2. To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.
  3. To suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect

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• stifle

  1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  2. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
  3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

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  1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  2. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
  3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

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• strangle

  1. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
  2. To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
  3. To suppress, repress, or stifle:

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  1. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
  2. To kill by squeezing the throat as with the hands, a noose, etc., so as to shut off the breath; throttle; choke
  3. To suppress, repress, or stifle:

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• suppress

  1. To inhibit the expression of (a gene):
  2. To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system or a gene.
  3. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of:

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  1. To inhibit the expression of (a gene):
  2. To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system or a gene.
  3. To restrain the growth, activity, or release of:

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• throttle

  1. To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
  2. To suppress:
  3. To stop the utterance or action of; censor or suppress

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  1. To lessen the speed of (an engine, vehicle, etc.) by this or similar means; slow (down)
  2. To suppress:
  3. To stop the utterance or action of; censor or suppress

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