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girdle damp blunt dampen take the edge off reduce quiet paralyze paralyse palliate numb narcotize mute muffle moderate mitigate relieve silence anesthetize tone down desensitize desensitise weaken temper suppress subdue stupefy stun stifle soothe soften smother lessen kill hush blunting blunted besot benumb becripple attenuate attemper assuage anaesthetize amortize alleviate alleviated brutalize brutify chloroform