Increase
Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Mute
Mute verb - To deaden the sound of.
Usage example: closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
Common collocations
| time | increase time | mute time |
Both words in one sentence
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Although this trope can be averted — the buff and debuff spells such as the ones that increase defense, mute the enemy, etc etc actually work quite well in most of the games in the series.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest
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