1. (verb) dampen, deaden, damp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Synonyms: stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, blunt, dampen, girdle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften Antonyms: enliven, invigorate, liven up, liven, animate
2. (verb) girdle, deaden
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Synonyms: blunt, gird, deaden, girdle, dampen, damp Antonyms: animate, invigorate, liven up, enliven, liven
3. (verb) deaden
make vapid or deprive of spirit
Synonyms: damp, girdle, dampen, blunt Antonyms: animate, liven, enliven, invigorate, liven up
4. (verb) deaden
lessen the momentum or velocity of
Synonyms: damp, girdle, dampen, blunt Antonyms: invigorate, liven, liven up, animate, enliven
5. (verb) deaden
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Synonyms: damp, girdle, dampen, blunt Antonyms: animate, liven up, liven, enliven, invigorate
6. (verb) deaden, blunt
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Synonyms: benumb, dull, deaden, numb, blunt, girdle, damp, dampen Antonyms: animate, enliven, liven up, liven, invigorate
7. (verb) deaden
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Synonyms: damp, girdle, dampen, blunt Antonyms: invigorate, liven, enliven, animate, liven up
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