Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inhibit | No | No | Yes | No |
dampen | No | No | Yes | No |
inhibit (verb) | dampen (verb) |
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prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something | lessen in force or effect |
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally | make moist |
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior | check; keep in check (a fire) |
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible |
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) | |
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity | |
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping |