inactivate

allay appease assuage hush mollify muffle muzzle pacify please relax satisfy soften soothe squelch subdue

ameliorate becalm choke compose console gag gratify ice lull moderate palliate quieten reconcile settle shush silence slack smooth soft pedal square squash still stroke tranquilize

button one's lip calm down can it clam up cool it cool out dummy up fix up hold it down patch things up shut up take the bite out of

agitate anger annoy depress incite irritate provoke release trouble upset worry

aggravate disagree disturb excite move

turn up

adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold

can check debar eliminate hang intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard

break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off

accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release

complete finish persist sustain