| deaden | (verb) become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor | - |
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| (verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | Synonyms: blunt |
| (verb) lessen the momentum or velocity of | - |
| (verb) make vapid or deprive of spirit | - |
| (verb) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | - |
| (verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | Synonyms: damp, dampen |
| (verb) cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients | Synonyms: girdle |