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v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

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Fuzzynyms (114)

control

n. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

constraint

n. the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

sum up, summarize, summarise, resume

v. give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

cut

v. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

break

v. interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"

ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

bridle

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

narrow, contract

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

change, alter, modify

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change, alter, vary

v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

straiten

v. squeeze together

muzzle

v. fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

decide, make up one's mind, determine

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate

v. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

intend, destine, designate, specify

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

think of, have in mind, mean

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

qualify, characterize, characterise

v. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

suppress

v. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

restrain, keep, keep back, hold back

v. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

v. make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

muzzle

v. fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up

v. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

rope, leash

v. fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"

hide, conceal

v. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

inhibit

v. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"

bridle

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

stay, remain, rest

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

Synonyms (4)

kerb market, kerbstone market

n. (in Britain) a market for the sale of unlisted securities

rationalize, rationalise

v. remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"

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expand

v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

stimulate, excite

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

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