Contain and Muffle

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Contain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Usage example: frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease

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Muffle and contain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Muffle" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Muffle verb - To deaden the sound of.

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Contain and muffle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Muffle".

Nearby Words: muffled, muff, muffler, muffling

blast	contain blast	muffle blast
explosion	contain explosion	muffle explosion

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