smorzare

Etymology
Inherited from, from.

Verb

 * 1)  to put out, to extinguish, to quench (a fire, hunger, thirst, enthusiasm, etc.)
 * 2) to turn off (a light)
 * 3)  to dampen, to attenuate
 * 4) to soften, tone down, muffle, dim, lower, deaden
 * 5)  to bunt (the ball)
 * 1)  to bunt (the ball)