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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"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

mitigate

v. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down

v. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

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awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

stimulate, excite

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

dry, dry out

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

blow up, enlarge, magnify

v. make large; "blow up an image"

parch, sear

v. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

quicken, invigorate

v. give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

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