verb : DEADEN
Source: WordNet 3.1
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3. (
) make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine" ;
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4. (
) lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway" ;
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5. (
) become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor ;
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7. (
) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil ;
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