chasten (v.)

• abate
• allay
• alleviate
• assuage
• attemper
• blunt
• castigate
• chastise
• constrain
• control
• correct
• curb
• damp
• dampen
• de-emphasize
• deaden
• diminish
• discipline
• downplay
• dull
• extenuate
• lay
• lenify
• lessen
• lighten
• mitigate
• moderate
• modulate
• obtund
• palliate
• penalize
• pillory
• punish
• purify
• reduce
• repress
• restrain
• simplify
• slacken
• smother
• sober
• soften
• stifle
• subdue
• suppress
• tame
• temper
• underplay
• weaken