unbrace break depress neutralise rarefy neutralize dampen blunt alter attenuate season wash out emasculate castrate debilitate negate reduce thin devitalize dilute drain de-energize enfeeble thin out temper devitalise change cut mollify shake enervate modify etiolate de-energise stultify nullify cripple

dim decrease slacken disappear languish waste fall blur die down attenuate evaporate slack slow up relax diminish slow down fade subside dull slur lessen loose melt pine away slow pall collapse loosen wilt

decrease lessen de-escalate minify step down

sabotage countermine counteract derail subvert disobey undermine

deaden break deafen dampen blunt damp soften