dampen

Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.

patronise

I’ll never patronize that store again.

prolong

It seems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their products’ lifespan.

amend

To forestall is better than to amend.

scrutinise

My YouTube likes are now automatically posted to my tumblr page for my followers to scrutinise.

martyr

She’s a martyr, suffering the trials and tribulations of being married to a filmmaker!

assimilate

Of all these places, she considers America to be the easiest place to assimilate.

We hear a lot about how globalisation exerts negative pressures on small cultures to assimilate.

overhear

Are ears perking up as others overhear your cell phone conversation in a crowded restaurant or airport lounge?

entrust

If they manage the money we entrust them with poorly, we simply find new managers.

enclose

Farmers may want to put up electric fences to enclose grazing areas, called paddocks.

solidify

The mixture will solidify into toffee.

confide

And those who use instant messaging report having more people they can confide in.

evade

He managed to evade capture.

curtail

It is this environment, if sustained that will help curtail drug smuggling into the United States.

wield

America would have by far the most influence, if it chose to wield it.

reconcile

It can be very busy and hectic, and it is difficult to reconcile conflicting demands.

entail

The extent of the Israeli concessions it will entail has become clear in recent days.

What kind of responsibilities does that job entail?

defer

Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.