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All die down synonyms

die down
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verb die down

  • degenerate β€” If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
  • decay β€” When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  • devaluate β€” (transitive) To reduce in value.
  • lighten β€” to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
  • modify β€” to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • quiet β€” making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • crumble β€” If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
  • quell β€” to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
  • wither β€” to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
  • restrain β€” to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
  • contract β€” A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  • fade β€” to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • shrivel β€” shrink, dry up
  • check β€” Check is also a noun.
  • droop β€” to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
  • bate β€” (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's fist, often hanging from the leash while struggling to escape
  • drain β€” to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • taper β€” to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
  • pine β€” Archaic. painful longing.
  • close β€” When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • retire β€” a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
  • relent β€” to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
  • flag β€” flagstone (def 1).
  • withdraw β€” to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • moderate β€” kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
  • retreat β€” the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • languish β€” to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
  • cut β€” If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
  • clip β€” A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
  • abridge β€” to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
  • attenuate β€” To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
  • degrade β€” Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
  • crop β€” Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
  • downsize β€” company: make redundancies
  • soft-pedal β€” to use the soft pedal.
  • amputate β€” To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
  • truncate β€” to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
  • thin β€” having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • minify β€” to make less.
  • de-escalate β€” to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
  • lullaby β€” a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong.
  • subdue β€” to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
  • hush β€” to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • stroke β€” a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
  • allay β€” If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
  • still β€” remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
  • compose β€” The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
  • becalm β€” to calm down
  • balm β€” Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
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