abate
abridge
absorb the shock
allay
alleviate
arrest
asperge
assuage
attemper
attenuate
baffle
bank the fire
beat down
bedew
bespatter
besprinkle
blunt
bottle up
break the fall
cast down
chasten
check
chill
compress
constrain
control
cool
countercheck
cramp
cripple
curb
curtail
cushion
cut
cut back
cut down
dabble
dam up
damp
dampen the spirits
darken
dash
de-emphasize
deaden
deafen
debilitate
decrease
deduct
break
delay
retard
soften
weaken
dampened
dampening
dampens
50-caliber
antigravity
artificial-gravity
contra-gravity
cross-reference
deliberately-intrusive
force-screen
grav
nonphysical
posigravity
pseudorandom
reformers'
statical
suburb/location
tactual
time-variant
traceable/provable
uncalibrated
zone-expansion