All die down synonyms
die down
D d 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.