Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

repress: block the action of
drift: be subject to fluctuation
shorten: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
deaden: lessen the momentum or velocity of
shell: remove from its shell or outer covering
enlarge: become larger or bigger
switch: make a shift in or exchange of
cut down: cut down on; make a reduction in
pressure-cook: cook in a pressure cooker
gauge: measure precisely and against a standard
step: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
communise: make into property owned by the state
work: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
decimate: kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
renovate: restore to a previous or better condition
desiccate: preserve by removing all water and liquids from
fixate: make fixed, stable or stationary
stain: color for microscopic study
settle: form a community
fold up: become folded or folded up

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