excite, stimulate

stoke, hamper, hinder, depress, diminish, deflate, stifle, heighten, squelch, reignite, spur, ignite, quell, overshadow, spoil, derail, crimp, impede, rekindle, damped, stymie, assuage, undermine, abate, tamp down, weaken, deter, scupper, inhibit, exacerbate, curtail, aggravate, mar, quash, soothe, douse, disrupt, spark, faze, affect, lessen, allay, daunt, detract, dented, complicate, inflame, unsettle, provoke, constrain, quench, erode, suppress, tarnish, subside, rouse, excite, soften, imperil, dispel, arouse, worsen, buoying, sooth, slacken, enliven, tempering, discourage, intensify, undercut, dimmed, curbed, overwhelm, negate, galvanize, stimulate, sapped, jeopardize, rile, counteract, upend, dulled, thwart, whet, vitiate, materialize, blunted, cripple, energize, sully, prolong, threaten, dilute, portend, restrain, disappoint, wane, dissipate, kindle, frustrate, hurt, scuttle

baste, deafen, humidify, moisturize

blunt, check, conquer, curb, deaden, hush, hush up, inhibit, quieten, retard, shut up, silence, soften, stamp down, still, subdue, suppress, weaken, wet

break, damp, deaden, dull, moisten, muffle, mute, soften, stifle, tone down, wash, weaken