To decrease in volume, etc.

• hush

  1. To soothe; calm; lull
  2. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
  3. (Intransitive) to become quiet

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  1. To soothe; calm; lull
  2. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
  3. (Intransitive) to become quiet

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• lower

  1. To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
  2. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
  3. To weaken; undermine:

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  1. To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
  2. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
  3. To weaken; undermine:

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• curb

  1. To lead (a dog being walked) to the curb or some other place where it may pass its waste matter
  2. To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way.
  3. To check, restrain, or control (an impulse or activity, for example); rein in.

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  1. To lead (a dog being walked) to the curb or some other place where it may pass its waste matter
  2. To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way.
  3. To check, restrain, or control (an impulse or activity, for example); rein in.

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To refuse

• reject

  1. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
  2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
  3. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing

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  1. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
  2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny:
  3. To pass over or skip from (a record set by a record changer) without playing

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• decline

  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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• rebuff

  1. To refuse bluntly; snub
  2. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
  3. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

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  1. To refuse bluntly; snub
  2. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
  3. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

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