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English to English verb
| 1 |
smother or suppress |  | Example: Stifle your curiosity
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
make moist | | Example: The dew moistened the meadows
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) | | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | | Example: muffle the message
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
check; keep in check (a fire) | | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
lessen in force or effect | | Example: soften a shock
break a fall
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet. | | source: webster1913
| 9 |
To become damp; to deaden. | | source: webster1913
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