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[ verb ] smother or suppress
Synonyms Examples "Stifle your curiosity" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)The altercation in the coffee_house had done little to dampen his spirits , but he was still a_little wary around Rector for they had not_yet discussed the incident . |
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[ verb ] make moist
Examples "The dew moistened the meadows" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Pick the flowers , keep the soil dampened , and each of the pegged-down branches will take root and become a little plant and go_on blooming for the rest of the season . |
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[ verb ] reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
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[ verb ] check; keep in check (a fire)
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