ammortare

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  to amortize (a debt, a liability), to pay off in installments
 * 2)  to deprive of life, to kill
 * 3)  to extinguish (flames, etc.)
 * 4)  to dampen
 * 5)  to soften
 * 1)  to dampen
 * 2)  to soften
 * 1)  to soften