lessen
lessen - zmenšit, snížit
BrE
/'lesn/
AmE
/'lesn/

verb - to make something smaller or weaker

dampen
dampen - ztišit (např. pocity), ztlumit (např. pocity)
BrE
/'dæmpən/
AmE
/'dæmpən/

verb - to make something less strong, especially strong positive feelings

 
dampen - lehce namočit, navlhčit
BrE
/'dæmpən/
AmE
/'dæmpən/

verb - to make/become slightly wet

deafen
deafen - ohlušit
BrE
/'defn/
AmE
/'defn/

verb - (esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things

deaden
deaden - utlumit, utišit (např. bolest)
BrE
/'dedn/
AmE
/'dedn/

verb - (of pain, sound etc.) to make/become duller, not as strong

coarsen
coarsen - zdrsnit, zdrsnět, učinit hrubým, drsným (povrch a pod.)
BrE
/'kɔ:sn/
AmE
/'kɔ:rsn/

verb - to become coarse, rough, thick; to make something coarse, rough, thick

worsen
worsen - zhoršit se
BrE
/'wɜ:sn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rsn/

verb - to make/become worse

toughen
toughen - ztuhnout, ztužit
BrE
/'tʌfn/
AmE
/'tʌfn/

verb - to make/become tough

redden
redden - zčervenat, zrudnout
BrE
/'redn/
AmE
/'redn/

verb - to make/become red

quieten
quieten - ztišit se, zklidnit se
BrE
/'kwaɪətn/
AmE
/'kwaɪət̬n/

verb - to make/become quieter

heighten
heighten - zvýšit, zvětšit
BrE
/'haɪtn/
AmE
/'haɪt̬n/

verb - to make/become higher

flatten
flatten - narovnat, uhladit, zploštit, narovnat se, zploštit se
BrE
/'flætn/
AmE
/'flæt̬n/

verb - to make something flat or flatter; to become flat or flatter

sadden
sadden - zesmutnět
BrE
/'sædn/
AmE
/'sædn/

verb - to make/become sad

sharpen
sharpen - naostřit, ořezat (např. tužku, nůž)
BrE
/'ʃɑ:pən/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rpən/

verb - to make/ become sharp

fatten
fatten - ztloustnout, vykrmit (aby ztloustl)
BrE
/'fætn/
AmE
/'fæt̬n/

verb - to become fat, to make something fatter