vverb.changesuppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensitySynset:stifle
Antonyms:stimulate
Derivationally Related Form:stifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:stifleinhibit
Direct Hyponyms:chokesuffocate
Full Troponyms:suffocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake moistSynset:moisten wash
Examples:- The dew moistened the meadows
Derivationally Related Form:moisteningdampenermoisturemoistenerdampening
Hypernyms:wet
Inherited Hypernyms:moistenwetchange
Direct Hyponyms:bastehumidifymoisturisemoisturize
Full Troponyms:air-slakebastehumidifyhydrateslack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptiondeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrappingSynset:damp dull muffle mute tone down
Derivationally Related Form:dampermufflermute
Hypernyms:soften
Inherited Hypernyms:mufflesoftenchange intensitychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changereduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:dampenweakenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changemake vague or obscure or make (an image) less visibleSynset:damp deaden
Derivationally Related Form:damper
Hypernyms:break damp dampen soften weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:dampendampendeadenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changecheck; keep in check (a fire)Hypernyms:check delay retard
Inherited Hypernyms:dampencheckchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changelessen in force or effectSynset:break damp soften weaken
Examples:- soften a shock
- break a fall
Derivationally Related Form:damperweakener
Hypernyms:blunt deaden
Inherited Hypernyms:dampendeadenchange
Direct Hyponyms:dampdampendeadendeafen
Full Troponyms:dampendeafen
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something